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Anthony Weiner Does It Again: Former Congressman Favorites ‘Sext Machine’ Tweet, Then Offers This Explanation for It

Former congressman Anthony Weiner, who has infamously grappled with sexting scandals in the past, has done it again: this time favoriting a tweet about how a popular hookup application “will now be the ultimate sext machine.”

Weiner, whose bid for New York City mayor was sunk by his most-recent sexting scandal, favorited a tweet sent from Vox’s executive editor.

In a comment to BuzzFeed, which first noticed the interesting online behavior, Weiner said he was not sure how the tweet was favorited.

“There were a bunch of favorites there that I didn’t either didn’t recognize or mean to favorite,” he told the news website. “I’m not clear on how they got marked in the first place but I assume hit the little star thing accidentally as I scrolled through stuff.”

FILE – New York City mayoral candidate and former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) waits to speak to seniors at Elmhurst Senior Center on August 5, 2013 in New York City. (Credit: Getty Images)

That particular favorite has since been scrubbed from his account, along with 25 others.

Weiner later sent out a tweet, making a joke of the whole ordeal: