Even though the tweet was promptly deleted by the company, it was retweeted and sent to the NAACP‘s Twitter account by an angry Twitter user. Home Depot then apologized, referring to the tweet as “dumb”:
In damage control overdrive, the company has repeated the very same one liner apology to each of their followers who complained about the picture.
The company also claimed to have parted ways with their Twitter account managers, and said they’ve canned the person responsible for the tweet.
A spokesperson for Home Depot told NBC News, “We’re also closely reviewing our social media procedures to determine how this could have happened and how to ensure it never happens again.”
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