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)
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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