And it's @Delta's social media team with today's awful brand World Cup tweet pic.twitter.com/hBfXfUZ0zw — Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) June 17, 2014 
 
 The US soccer team was on a warpath on Monday. After two depressing defeats against Ghana the last two World Cups, it was finally time for a US win. And win it did -- scoring its victory goal in the 2-1 match in the last few minutes of the game. 
 
 US soccer fans rejoiced, twitter users rejoiced, and US companies also got in on the social media action -- congratulating the US team. One such company, Delta Airlines, tweeted "Congrats team #USA! Nice goal" and attached an image. 
 
 And, that is when the trouble began. 
 
 The attached image showed a photo of the statue of liberty with a "2" overlay and an image of a giraffe with a "1" overlay. It's unclear when an image of a giraffe started to represent the country of Ghana, oh wait, giraffes have never represented Ghana -- they don't even exist there. 
 
 Delta's tweet caused a Twitter frenzy with some people poking fun at the company's ignorance and others downright angered at what they deemed as racist. "And it's @Delta's social media team with today's awful brand World Cup tweet," wrote Alex Horton, who also got a screenshot of Delta's tweet (pictured above). 
 
 "I remember when I was in Ghana riding my giraffe on the beach," wrote Twitter user Hambone. 
 
 I remember when I was in Ghana riding my giraffe on the beach @Delta -- Hambone (@Menphyel7) June 17, 2014 
 
 "The Delta tweet is totally embarrassing and racist, but it's funny that my entire twitter stream is suddenly experts in giraffe habitats," tweeted Lincoln Michel. 
 
 The Delta tweet is totally embarrassing and racist, but it's funny that my entire twitter stream is suddenly experts in giraffe habitats. -- Lincoln Michel (@TheLincoln) June 17, 2014 
 
 Delta has since deleted its tweet with the giraffe image and sent out an apology. 
 
 "We're sorry for our choice of photo in our previous tweet," the company wrote. "Best of luck to all teams." ||||| ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Delta Air Lines is banning for life a passenger who rudely professed his support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and insulted those who didn’t on a flight to Pennsylvania, the company’s CEO said Monday. 
 
 Edward Bastian said in an internal memo that the airline is also refunding the cost of tickets for other passengers on the Nov. 22 flight from Atlanta to Allentown. 
 
 The (Allentown) Morning Call first reported on a video posted on Facebook by a fellow passenger on Flight 248, traveling from Atlanta to Allentown on Tuesday. The video shows the man standing in the aisle, yelling and insulting Hillary Clinton supporters. 
 
 A video posted on Facebook by a passenger shows a man standing in the aisle, yelling and insulting supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. 
 
 The man asks loudly: “We got some Hillary b**ches on here?” He proceeds to clap and yell Trump’s name a few times while other passengers seemingly try to ignore him, some staring at phones and tablets, others with arms folded. 
 
 (Below is video purporting to show more of the encounter. WARNING: Some may find the language in the video offensive.) 
 
 Didn't take long to notice that I'm back in 'Merica... Posted by Emma Baum on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 
 
 Referring to Trump’s victory, he says: “If you don’t like it, too bad.” 
 
 The Atlanta-based airline had previously apologized over the man’s outburst. 
 
 Bastian said the crew questioned the man and made the best decision they could, given the information they had, and allowed him to remain on the flight. 
 
 “However, if our colleagues had witnessed firsthand what was shown in the video, there is no question they would have removed him from the aircraft,” he wrote Monday. “He will never again be allowed on a Delta plane.” 
 
 CBS News obtained an email that Bastian sent to the company on Monday: 
 
 To: Delta Colleagues Worldwide 
 
 
 
 From: Ed Bastian 
 
 
 
 Subject: Disruptive Passenger on DL248 
 
 
 
 Thank you for the amazing job you did running our operation and taking care of our customers during the busy Thanksgiving holiday. At Delta, we strive to deliver a safe and reliable product while providing a customer experience that is second to none. You come to work every day prepared to serve our customers and to take care of each other while also dealing with the unexpected. 
 
 
 
 As you may have heard by now, last week a video began circulating around the internet showing a disruptive passenger on board a Delta flight. This individual displayed behavior that was loud, rude and disrespectful to his fellow customers. After questioning the customer, our team members made the best decision they could given the information they had and allowed him to remain on the flight. However, if our colleagues had witnessed firsthand what was shown in the video, there is no question they would have removed him from the aircraft. He will never again be allowed on a Delta plane. 
 
 
 
 Part of being a reliable travel partner and a servant leader is acknowledging our mistakes so we can learn from them and respond more effectively in the future. Delta has apologized to the customers onboard that flight. We are also refunding those customers the cost of their tickets. 
 
 
 
 I also want to make sure all of you know we have your backs. The heightened tension in our society means that now more than ever we must require civility on our planes and in our facilities. We must stay true to Delta’s core values and treat one another with dignity and respect. We also must remain committed more than ever to the safety of our customers and our crew members. We will not tolerate anything less. 
 
 
 
 Again, thank you for all you do.
– Delta Air Lines is getting an earful from the Internet over a postgame tweet. After the US beat Ghana in yesterday's World Cup match, Delta congratulated the American team with a pair of pictures, since deleted but viewable here. One showed the Statue of Liberty with the US score; the other showed a giraffe next to Ghana's score. Trouble is, giraffes don't live in Ghana, CNET notes. Tweets accused Delta of racism and ignorance. "I remember when I was in Ghana riding my giraffe on the beach," snarked one. Another, cited at BuzzFeed, slammed the "narrow-minded nincompoops" at Delta. Added another: "You can book flights to Accra, the capital of Ghana, on @delta’s website. Do not take those flights. They will end up in the Serengeti." Delta soon apologized—but the apology contained another error, BuzzFeed notes. "We're sorry for our choice of photo in our precious tweet," it said. A follow-up tweet changed "precious" to "previous."