Original sentence: Sacco subsequently said that her tweet was misinterpreted claiming "Her tweet was supposed to mimic—and mock—what an actual racist, ignorant person would say.She became a source of controversy for a tweet linking Africa and AIDS to a racial association that was widely taken to be racist although she quickly said that it was intended to be a joke
Edited sentence: Sacco subsequently claimed that her tweet was misinterpreted claiming "Her tweet was supposed to mimic—and mock—what an actual racist, ignorant person would say.She became a source of controversy for a tweet linking Africa and AIDS to a racial association that was widely taken to be racist although she quickly asserted it to be a joke in the tweet