A tweet by the Girl Scouts congratulating new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew such outrage from Barrett�s critics that the youth organization swiftly deleted it � only to draw a new backlash from Barrett�s supporters.

The original tweet, posted Wednesday evening, said, �Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789.�

The post featured an image of Barrett, who was confirmed Monday and sworn in at the court on Tuesday; along with currently serving justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor; former Justice Sandra Day O�Connor; and Barrett�s predecessor, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The post was quickly attacked by critics who view Barrett, a conservative, as a potential threat to civil liberties and women�s rights.

�What kind of patch does one earn for uplifting a woman who is the antithesis of justice?� tweeted U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

Actor Amber Tamblyn tweeted that the Girl Scouts� post is �really disappointing and won�t age well when access to safe abortion and the healthcare needs of millions of women and girls is gutted in this country because of Barrett�s addition to the court.�

Actor Zach Braff was among numerous people who tweeted about seeking alternatives to Girl Scout cookies due to disenchantment with the Barrett posting.

�(asterisk)Googles �How do you make your own thin mints,�� Braff tweeted.

As the online criticism mounted, the Girl Scouts deleted their original tweet and posted a new statement.

�Earlier today, we shared a post highlighting the five women who have been appointed to the Supreme Court. It was quickly viewed as a political and partisan statement which was not our intent and we have removed the post…. Girl Scouts of the USA is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization. We are neither red nor blue, but Girl Scout GREEN. We are here to lift up girls and women.�

The retreat by the Girl Scouts was quickly assailed by many of Barrett�s conservative supporters.

�Of course the @girlscouts caved to the mob and deleted this tweet congratulating Amy Coney Barrett. SAD,� tweeted the Independent Women�s Forum.

�This is pathetic,� TV personality Megyn Kelly tweeted to the Girl Scouts. �It�s not �partisan� to generically congratulate the 5th woman ever to join the High Court. It�s patriotic. Taking your tweet down (asterisk)is(asterisk) partisan, however, and a real disappointment.�

(AP)