Walker tweet says he’s running, but who posted it?

The embarrassing move comes three days before Walker is due to make a “big announcement” at which he will nearly certainly announce that he is seeking the Republican nomination.

The Republican’s political Twitter account tweeted on Friday: “Scott is in”.

Governor Scott Walker found out the hard way that once you put something on the Internet, it’s too late.

Scott Walker appears to have accidentally announced on Twitter what everyone already pretty much knows: that he is running for president.

Walker quickly deleted the tweet, and instead began plugging a different announcement on his Instagram page. On Friday night, Twitter spokesman Nu Wexler said in a statement: “We’re looking into today’s issue, and we’ve determined the Walker team was not at fault”.

The Walker team responded to the accident by saying, “Stay tuned for Governor Walker’s announcement on Monday at 5pm Connecticut”.

In an already crowded primary field, one expected Republican White House hopeful has yet to officially announce his candidacy.