text: Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning issued a statement explaining that an “authorized operator” of the account “erroneously re-tweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense.” | Getty Images Pentagon ‘erroneously’ retweets call for Trump's resignation 
   
   The Pentagon today quickly disavowed what it called a mistaken retweet from its official social media account of an activist’s call for President Donald Trump to step down. 
   
   A Twitter user identified as @proudresister, in referring to recent allegations of sexual misconduct, tweeted: “The solution is simple… Roy Moore: Step down from the race. Al Franken: Resign from congress.” The tweet concluded with "Donald Trump: Resign from the presidency. GOP: Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue. It’s a crime as is your hypocrisy.” 
   
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   The Pentagon’s official Twitter account then reposted the broadside before quickly deleting it. 
   
   Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning issued a statement explaining that an “authorized operator” of the account “erroneously re-tweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense.” 
   
   He added that “the operator caught this error and immediately deleted it.” 
   
   Pentagon press secretary Dana White tweeted a similar clarification, which the Pentagon's official Twitter account also shared. 
   
   Many Twitter profiles contain a disclaimer saying that retweets do not constitute an endorsement, but the Pentagon account, @DeptofDefense, does not. 
   
   The @proudresister account also links to a website selling anti-Trump collectibles such as T-shirts. ||||| The Pentagon's official Twitter account retweeted a tweet saying President Trump should resign, a move that was made "erroneously," according to the Department of Defense's chief spokesperson. 
   
   On Thursday afternoon, the Pentagon's account retweeted a tweet from the account "Proud Resister," claiming Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, Sen. Al Franken and Mr. Trump — all of whom are now accused of sexual misconduct — should step aside or resign. Ahead of the election, 16 women accused then-candidate Trump of behaving inappropriately towards them, and Mr. Trump was caught on camera talking about grabbing women by their genitalia. 
   
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   Dana White, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said on Twitter that retweet happened "erroneously," and included content that "would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense." 
   
   An authorized operator of the @DeptofDefense’s official Twitter site erroneously retweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense. The operator caught this error and immediately deleted it. — Dana W. White - DoD (@ChiefPentSpox) November 16, 2017 
   
   Sexual harassment allegations against other figures in Washington and Hollywood have forced the White House to once again answer lingering questions about the president's own behavior. 
   
   Last month, CBS News White House reporter Jacqueline Alemany asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if it is the White House's position that the women who have accused him are lying. In the past, Mr. Trump has called the claims "fake news." 
   
   "Yeah, we've been clear on that since the beginning, and the president has spoken on it," Sanders said, declining to comment further. ||||| Tweet with a location 
   
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target: – See, this is why all those Twitter profiles are sure to note that retweets do not equal endorsements. CBS News reports the Pentagon's official Twitter account on Thursday retweeted a tweet calling for President Trump's resignation. "GOP: Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue," tweeted "Proud Resister" while calling for Roy Moore, Sen. Al Franken, and Trump to all resign or step aside due to allegations of sexual misconduct. The tweet was retweeted—and then soon deleted—by the Department of Defense Twitter account. According to Politico, Pentagon spokesperson Col. Rob Manning confirmed the retweet was made by the "authorized operator" of the department's Twitter account. In her own tweet, Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said the call for Trump's resignation was "erroneously retweeted" and contained "content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense."