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Clinton tells Trump to delete his Twitter account | Clinton tells Trump to delete his Twitter account |
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Donald Trump, who is known for trenchant mockery of other political figures on Twitter, just got return fire: Hillary Clinton told him to delete his account. | Donald Trump, who is known for trenchant mockery of other political figures on Twitter, just got return fire: Hillary Clinton told him to delete his account. |
In response to President Barack Obama endorsing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday, Republican flagbearer Donald Trump used it as an opportunity to take a swipe at his opponent. | In response to President Barack Obama endorsing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday, Republican flagbearer Donald Trump used it as an opportunity to take a swipe at his opponent. |
While Donald Trump’s tweet amassed over 9,000 retweets, Hillary Clinton had an uncharacteristically brash response within minutes that earned her more than 100,000 retweets in less than an hour: she invoked a classic line used in Twitter arguments and simply said, “Delete your account.” | |
Trump shot back two hours later, saying implying that Hillary's social media presence is designed by teams of campaign staffers and consultants. | |
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus also the fray as well, also gesturing at Hillary Clinton's deleted communications in the FBI investigation around her private email server. | |
White House Press Secretary Josh earnest was informed about Trump’s tweet at the daily briefing, and said: “I am not surprised.” | White House Press Secretary Josh earnest was informed about Trump’s tweet at the daily briefing, and said: “I am not surprised.” |
President Obama delivered his endorsement in the form of a short video, shared by the Clinton campaign Thursday afternoon. | President Obama delivered his endorsement in the form of a short video, shared by the Clinton campaign Thursday afternoon. |
Clinton is not the first to use tell a big name to end their days of tweeting. Edward Snowden used the line as a response to a tweet that Jeb Bush made while still in the Republican presidential race. | Clinton is not the first to use tell a big name to end their days of tweeting. Edward Snowden used the line as a response to a tweet that Jeb Bush made while still in the Republican presidential race. |
One Twitter user told the New York Times to delete their account over their much-maligned suggestion of making guacamole with peas. | One Twitter user told the New York Times to delete their account over their much-maligned suggestion of making guacamole with peas. |
A podcast by the name of Delete Your Account humorously tweeted that they reject Clinton's "endorsement." |