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A single word, We, was enough to generate a new hashtag on social media and offered just the latest opportunity for his critics to unload on the president. (Image: Screenshot)
#We: Trump Tweets One Word and the People's Internet Does the Rest
Hashtag goes viral after president's account makes unforced error
May 13, 2017
President Donald Trump, or whoever was managing his Twitter account at the time, mistakenly published a single-word tweet on Saturday that simply said: "We."
And though it was deleted shortly afterwards, screenshots of the message quickly circulated and soon a #We hashtag developed by the president's critics who made the most of an otherwise innocuous social media error.
Some highlights:
#we don't believe a word you say#We shall overcome - sooner than you think.#We demand an independent investigation.#We will not be bullied or threatened into silence.#We will not stand by silently as@POTUS lies, denies, and hurts our communities. No.
And the feed now has a life of its own:
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President Donald Trump, or whoever was managing his Twitter account at the time, mistakenly published a single-word tweet on Saturday that simply said: "We."
And though it was deleted shortly afterwards, screenshots of the message quickly circulated and soon a #We hashtag developed by the president's critics who made the most of an otherwise innocuous social media error.
Some highlights:
#we don't believe a word you say#We shall overcome - sooner than you think.#We demand an independent investigation.#We will not be bullied or threatened into silence.#We will not stand by silently as@POTUS lies, denies, and hurts our communities. No.
And the feed now has a life of its own:
President Donald Trump, or whoever was managing his Twitter account at the time, mistakenly published a single-word tweet on Saturday that simply said: "We."
And though it was deleted shortly afterwards, screenshots of the message quickly circulated and soon a #We hashtag developed by the president's critics who made the most of an otherwise innocuous social media error.
Some highlights:
#we don't believe a word you say#We shall overcome - sooner than you think.#We demand an independent investigation.#We will not be bullied or threatened into silence.#We will not stand by silently as@POTUS lies, denies, and hurts our communities. No.
And the feed now has a life of its own:
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