El Paso CBP region to deactivate Twitter account after political, homophobic activity

[brooklynite]

El Paso Matters

The El Paso region of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is deactiving its Twitter account after it was used Saturday to promote political and homophobic content.

“U.S. Customs and Border Protection has become aware of unauthorized and inappropriate content that was posted to the @CBPWestTexas Twitter account. CBP will take action to deactivate the account and has referred the matter to the Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate. The tweets do not reflect the values of this administration and our work to rebuild a humane, orderly, and secure immigration system,” the agency said in a statement.

The Twitter account for CBP West Texas region, which is based in El Paso, retweeted and liked a number of tweets Saturday from former Trump administration adviser Steven Miller, as well as from other accounts criticizing the Biden administration.

The CBP West Texas Twitter account liked a tweet that used a homophobic slur in mentioning U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is gay.

[LisaM]

1. Errr, what? How does this even happen?

Not to mention that Pete Buttigieg served in Afghanistan and can probably drive a tractor just fine....

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. The person who tweets on the account likely forgot to log out before they started liking and

retweeting things on what they thought was their personal account.

[halfulglas]

2. We realize the CBP was unleashed in the last administration but

But it's about time the agency learned if it can't weed out the jerks from its ranks to at least learn it is no longer appropriate to let their freak fly as if it were some right wing MAGA private group. Agencies having Twitter accounts should use them to inform the public, not share racist and homophobic opinions.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Another agency that needs a major house-cleaning...

SMGDH.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. MAGAts are everywhere.