Yahoo deletes Trump tweet that included racist slur

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Yahoo deletes Trump tweet that included racist slur

Washington - The company didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment from The Associated Press.

By AP

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Published: Fri 6 Jan 2017, 2:27 PM

Last updated: Fri 6 Jan 2017, 4:29 PM

Yahoo Finance says it accidently tweeted out a racial epithet when promoting a story about the cost of President-elect Donald Trump's plans to increase the size of the U.S. Navy.
The headline for the story on Yahoo Finance is, "Trump Wants a Much Bigger Navy: Here's How Much It'll Cost." But when it was tweeted Thursday, the word "bigger" had an 'n' as its first letter instead of a 'b.'
The tweet was deleted and Yahoo Finance tweeted an apology , chalking up the mishap to a spelling error.
The company didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment from The Associated Press.
Yahoo's mistake quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.


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