Donald Trump thanks wrong Scott Walker on Twitter
The tweet was deleted, but not before the Internet sunk its teeth into it.
During Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, Donald Trump (or whoever was running his Twitter account at the time) tweeted Walker a thank you.
The problem? He tweeted it to the wrong Scott Walker.
Trump says "thank you" to the wrong Scott Walker after governor's #GOPConvention speech: https://t.co/xMdZuQJLrl pic.twitter.com/RSrHDjH2q2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2016
But it’s not a new problem for the other Walker, a news anchor in New Orleans, so he took it in stride. He even has a hashtag for every time it happens: #WrongScottWalker.
He called it the best #WrongScottWalker ever, followed by “RIP, my mentions.”
Since @realDonaldTrump just congratulated ME on a great speech, here's our response. #wrongscottwalker pic.twitter.com/1p0489ksk2
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) July 21, 2016
The title of best #WrongScottWalker previously belonged to the Ted Cruz 2016 page, which put anchor Walker’s Twitter profile picture in place of Gov. Walker’s.
THIS is on the Ted Cruz 2016 page. Worst #wrongscottwalker ever. Or best. Come on, man! pic.twitter.com/KW2Ec3mdFq
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) January 11, 2015
Walker told the Daily Caller in 2015 that the mistake had been going on for years. Many were people tweeting encouragement, others were seeking to talk to him about policy positions. All were to the wrong person.
#WrongScottWalker RT @LindaMiklowitz: @ScottWalker6 Don't oppress women with malicious ultrasounds. Focus on jobs, not vaginas. Please!
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) July 3, 2013
It’s unclear why this particular Walker has attracted Twitter’s constant mistakes. There are numerous Scott Walkers on Twitter, and the anchor’s account isn’t verified. His picture bears a passing resemblance, in that they’re both white men with dark hair.
This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 10:45 AM with the headline "Donald Trump thanks wrong Scott Walker on Twitter."