‘We messed up’: Marines backtrack after Twitter account mocks Tucker Carlson

Published March 16, 2021 4:52pm ET



The United States Marine Corps has walked back its comments from one of its Twitter accounts aimed at Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he criticized new military policies prioritizing pregnant service members over China.

“We are aware of the tweet made by II MEF Information Group on 12 March,” a USMC spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “The unit is currently reviewing their internal procedures for social media posts. While the post was intended to show support for women in the military, it was not executed according to the standards of decorum expected on the Marine Corps’ social media platforms.”

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