diff --git a/tools.py b/tools.py
index da22819..1957cf4 100644
--- a/tools.py
+++ b/tools.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class twObject:
   self.auth.set_access_token(config.ato, config.ase)
   self.api = tweepy.API(self.auth)
 
+ def delete(self, id):
+  self.api.destroy_status(id)
+
  def search(self, query, savepoint = 0):
   tweets = list(tweepy.Cursor(self.api.search, q=query, since_id=savepoint).items())
   tweets.reverse()