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. 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. 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.
– 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."