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National Park Service Back On Twitter After Apologizing

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2017

The National Park Service returned to Twitter on Saturday after apologizing for tweets on Friday that apparently irked the Trump administration.

"We regret the mistaken RTs from our account yesterday and look forward to continuing to share the beauty and history of the parks with you," the National Park Service tweeted about 10:30 a.m. Eastern on Saturday.

Many NPS twitter feeds went silent Friday afternoon after the newly installed Trump administration ordered the Interior Department to idle its accounts.

"... All bureaus and the department have been directed by incoming administration to shut down Twitter platforms immediately until further notice," read a notice that went out across the National Park System.

The issue behind the order was apparently an unflattering retweet the National Park Service made comparing crowds at President Obama's 2009 inauguaration and Trump's inauguration. The photos were telling: gaps in the crowds for Trump's inauguration, and a National Mall practically bursting at the seams for Obama's.

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Submitted by Sara on January 22, 2017 - 1:36pm.

For two decades, it has been NPS policy not to make official statements regarding crowd size on the National Mall.  Didn't this tweet violate this policy?

 


Submitted by Rick B. on January 22, 2017 - 1:58pm.

You are right to a degree this once, Eric. He sent his press secretary out to lie on his behalf.

 

You must be so proud.


Submitted by ecbuck on January 22, 2017 - 2:46pm.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/21/trump-inauguration-ratings/


Submitted by Lee Dalton on January 22, 2017 - 4:30pm.

It's interesting to note that the ew.com article itself belies what Spicer and Trump are claiming.


Submitted by Rick B. on January 22, 2017 - 8:30pm.

And Variety mentions the Neilsens:http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/donald-trump-inauguration-ratings-30-6-m...


Submitted by Raphael on January 23, 2017 - 11:24am.

I would be somewhat ok if they apologized for being impolitic. But they apologized for being "mistaken", when they were 100% correct. That's disturbing.


Submitted by Raphael on January 23, 2017 - 11:25am.

I agree with your point, but the apology was not for the mockery, but for being "mistaken"


Submitted by d-2 on January 23, 2017 - 12:03pm.

It is actually pretty stupid just to act out and show up the new President. Because there is no reason to post the comparison of 2009 to 2017 unless you wanted to play to the low popularity of this new President.

So it was not just straight history, it had attitude and made a point to say the President is not popular.

that is politics

Don't expose the National Park Service to the fires of vengeance and retribution unless the issue matters to parks. And even if it WERE legitimate (it's not) pick your fights and fight the battles you can win and build your authority, don't piss it away over showing off.

 


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