National Park Service regrets harsh retweets about Trump

The National Park Service said Saturday that it regrets sharing two stories on Twitter that appeared critical of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

"We regret the mistaken RTs from our account yesterday and look forward to continuing to share the beauty and history of our parks with you," the agency said in a tweet.

On Friday afternoon, the park service shared a tweet comparing Obama’s 2009 inauguration with Trump’s seemingly more-sparse 2017 inauguration, The Hill reported. Shortly after the first tweet, the park service shared another tweet about the White House removing references to civil rights, climate change and healthcare policies from its website.

Following the retweets, an email to park service employees ordered, "all (Department of Interior) bureaus to immediately cease use of government Twitter accounts until further notice," Gizmodo reported.

The Interior Department has multiple bureaus including the park service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey.

While the reason for the ban on social media wasn't clear, it appeared to have stemmed from the retweets. Following the email, the accounts stopped tweeting immediately, but were later restored.

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