Tweets of the Day: Donald Trump Slams Obama Endorsement of Clinton, Clinton Responds
Social Media Erupts
Minutes after news broke that President Barack Obama had endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, Donald Trump, not surprisingly, shared his immediate response via Twitter:
Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton has often responded to comments made by Trump via Twitter, but this may be the first time she’s actually addressed him directly. And she certainly did – or at least, her campaign did – in the best way possible, as Twitter power users know:
Delete your account. https://t.co/Oa92sncRQY
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 9, 2016
Some responses via Twitter:
.@HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/cjpjT5AKUH
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) June 9, 2016
.@HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump 😎 pic.twitter.com/JB9up83CIm
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) June 9, 2016
.@HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/PmKeYM3O9z
— Adam J. Smith (@AdamSmith_USA) June 9, 2016
@HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/KqfJQj7Kyb
— SummerBoy (@GagaLoveAsia) June 9, 2016
As of this writing, Clinton’s tweet has been retweeted ten times more than Trump’s, and has been favorited six times more than Trump’s.
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