The Ministry of Economic Affairs responded to a BBC tweet about Liz Truss’ resignation as Prime Minister of Great Britain with a song by Public Enemy: “Can’t truss it”. It’s about slavery and colonialism. Heated discussions follow. The ministry apologizes and promises to get better.
The Business Department has apologized for a snide tweet in response to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. When responding to a BBC tweet, there was “human error” for which we apologize, Robert Habeck’s ministry said on Twitter. Work is underway to “preclude such errors in the future”.
Under a tweet from the British broadcaster BBC about the Prime Minister’s resignation, the ministry’s official account commented on Thursday the link to the music video of “Can’t Truss It” by the US hip-hop group Public Enemy.
However, the song is not about Liz Truss. The verb “to truss” can be translated as “to bind” or “to train”. According to the hiphop.de portal, the song is “about slavery and colonialism – under the British flag”.
The tweet, which has since been deleted, then caused numerous critical media posts and heated discussions on Twitter, with many users criticizing the answer. The ministry said on Thursday that the contribution was “not an official communication from the BMWK”.
It is suspected online that a ministry employee confused his private account with the ministry’s official account, which is how the mistake happened. Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after just six weeks in office. She wants to remain in office as prime minister until a successor is found.
