President Barack Obama made a mention of his late grandmother during his speech at the presidential debate on Oct. 3 and following the event, the appliance seller brand KitchenAid tweeted a comment about the president's grandmother, that they later apologized for being "irresponsible."

During his speech, Obama referenced his grandmother by saying the following: "My grandmother, some of you know, helped to raise me -- my grandparents did... My grandmother died three days before I was elected president. And she was fiercely independent. She worked her way up -- only had a high school education, started as a secretary, ended up being the vice president of a local bank. And she ended up living alone by choice. And the reason she could be independent was because of Social Security and Medicare."

He spoek of her further in connection to the two debate topics discussed that evening.

That same night, KitchenAid tweeted, "Obamas gma even knew it was going 2 b bad! 'She died 3 days b4 he became president' #nbcpolitics."

The controversial tweet was quickly deleted by the company, however, it was still viewed by many. The KitchenAid Twitter account quickly sent out an apology, stating, "Deepest apologies for an irresponsible tweet that is in no way a representation of the brand's opinion. #nbcpolitics."

Cynthia Soledad, head of the KitchenAid brand, then tweeted "I would like to personally apologize to President @BarackObama, his family and everyone on Twitter for the offensive tweet sent earlier. It was carelessly sent in error by a member of our Twitter team who, needless to say, won't be tweeting for us anymore. That said, I take full responsibility for my team. Thank you for hearing me out."

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