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Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Has Broken a Twitter Record With 3.3 Million Likes

Underscoring the power of timely and positive social media images

Twitter users have engaged with the former Commander In Chief's message in droves. Twitter: @BarackObama
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By Brandy Shaul

August 16, 2017


Following the recent events in Charlottesville, Va., former President Barack Obama shared a series of three anti-hate tweets quoting Nelson Mandela.

The first tweet contained a picture of the former president looking into a window at children of multiple races.

Posted on August 12, this frst tweet in the series has quickly become the most liked tweet of all time, with over 3.3

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Brandy Shaul

Brandy is a freelance writer for Adweek's SocialProDaily covering social media, gaming, apps and platforms.

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