twit module failing to make http request

Endpoint GET /v2/tweets:

Description: This fails when it uses the “twit” API library to get tweeted recipes.

TypeError: Cannot call method 'apply' of undefined
  at ClientRequest.emit (events.js:117:20)
  at HTTPParser.parserOnIncomingClient [as onIncoming] (http.js:1688:21)
  at HTTPParser.parserOnHeadersComplete [as onHeadersComplete] (http.js:121:23)
  at CleartextStream.socketOnData [as ondata] (http.js:1583:20)
  at CleartextStream.read [as _read] (tls.js:511:12)
  at CleartextStream.Readable.read (_stream_readable.js:323:10)
  at EncryptedStream.write [as _write] (tls.js:366:25)
  at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:226:10)
  at writeOrBuffer (_stream_writable.js:216:5)
  at EncryptedStream.Writable.write (_stream_writable.js:183:11)
  at write (_stream_readable.js:585:24)
  at flow (_stream_readable.js:594:7)
  at Socket.pipeOnReadable (_stream_readable.js:626:5)
  at Socket.emit (events.js:92:17)
  at emitReadable_ (_stream_readable.js:410:10)
  at emitReadable (_stream_readable.js:406:5)
  at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:168:9)
  at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:130:10)
  at TCP.onread (net.js:528:21)