Obama's Response To Charlottesville Violence Becomes Third Most Liked Tweet In History
Barack Obama shared a Nelson Mandela quote following violent clashes at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The former president tweeted:
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
This glimmer of hope was exactly what Twitter needed to hear following the events that horrified the world, and quickly become the third most liked tweet in history with over 2M likes and 920K RTs.
A number of celebrities took to Twitter to express their outrage, particularly in response to President Trump, who refused to single out the alt-right movement, instead condemning violence "on all sides".
MANY SIDES?!? Ive typed and deleted at least 8 tweets. Words simply arent strong enough to accurately describe how I feel about Donald Trump
- Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 12, 2017
CALL IT WHAT IT IS. IT. IS. TERRORISM.
- Zendaya (@Zendaya) August 12, 2017
I pray a true leader will rise to expel hatred from America. This is not US! This is Anti-American #ThisIsNotUS #Charlottesville #BeKind
- xoxo, Gaga (@ladygaga) August 12, 2017
Is this America now? We cannot let this stand. #Charlottesville
- Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 12, 2017
Never imagined in 2017 my feed would be filled with "reject white supremacy" again and again. But to be surprised is a form of privilege.
- Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 13, 2017
Three people died and many more been injured after far-right and neo-Nazi groups gathered on Saturday.
There were several hundred counter-protestors marching against the racist rally, when a car drove into them at speed, killing a 32-year-old woman.
Two police officers were killed when their helicopter, which was monitoring events, crashed.
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