The Defense Intelligence Agency's Twitter account tweeted out a snarky criticism of China before yanking it off the feed — and calling the post a mistake.

"Classy as always China," the tweet read, linking to an article in The New York Times about a confrontation between a White House aide and a Chinese official on an airport tarmac in China, The Hill reports. 

In the clash, a Chinese official tried to keep President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, from walking to the motorcade as she crossed a media rope line, speaking angrily to her before a Secret Service agent stepped between the two. 

The DIA, a spy agency within the Pentagon, issued an apology as well.

"Earlier today, a tweet regarding a news article was mistakenly posted from this account & does not represent the views of DIA. We apologize." 

Some Twitter posters thought no apology was necessary at all, as a screen grab of the original DIA tweet went viral.

@DefenseIntel If anyone should apologize, it's China for how they treated POTUS and entourage, which was despicable.

— Jim Spears (@QuaereNon) September 4, 2016

@DefenseIntel OH COME ON. YOU FINALLY DID SOMETHING USEFUL THEN YOU TAKE IT BACK?

— Just Gene (@gene_padden) September 4, 2016

Another mocked the DIA response.

@DefenseIntel Classy as always, US Gov

— giada (@giadamorresi) September 4, 2016

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