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The rogue tweets were removed late Thursday morning.
“The New York Post has been hacked. We are currently investigating the cause,” a message on the tabloid’s account said.
“The New York Post’s investigation indicates that the unauthorized conduct was committed by an employee,” the Post said in a statement to AFP, adding that the worker in question had been fired.
The tweets, published Thursday morning, included a call for the assassination of Biden, along with a demand to kill New York lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.