\n<\/a>POLITICO<\/span><\/p>\nThe United Nations News Centre \u2014 the official U.N. news service \u2014 tweeted, then quickly pulled, a post that called for “8 million Americans abroad” to “stop Trump.”<\/p>\n
The tweet, published at 9:14 p.m. ET on Thursday, urged American expats to share a voter registration tool on the website of the activist organization Avaaz that states, “U.S. Citizens abroad could defeat Trump … if they voted.”<\/p>\n
The Web page, titled “The October surprise that will end Trump,” allows users to sign up for help registering to vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election and encourages them enlist their friends as well.<\/p>\n
“At a time when Trump is trying to divide us, we could help defeat him if we all share this page with EVERYONE. Let\u2019s reach every US voter abroad,” it reads.<\/p>\n
The tweet was deleted within 20 minutes, without explanation.<\/p>\n
Ari Gaitanis, chief of the U.N. News Services Section, which oversees the twitter account, said it was a mistake.<\/p>\n
“That tweet did not originate from the UN News Centre and this was the reason for it being taken down,” he told POLITICO. “We’re looking into its provenance.”<\/p>\n
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