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| 'Delete your account': Hillary Clinton delivers Twitter burn to Donald Trump | |
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| Hillary Clinton has some social media advice for Donald Trump: “Delete your account.” | Hillary Clinton has some social media advice for Donald Trump: “Delete your account.” |
| Her campaign delivered the quintessential burn after the Republican nominee mocked President Barack Obama’s endorsement of the presumptive Democratic nominee on Thursday. | Her campaign delivered the quintessential burn after the Republican nominee mocked President Barack Obama’s endorsement of the presumptive Democratic nominee on Thursday. |
| “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama_but nobody else does!” Trump tweeted. | “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama_but nobody else does!” Trump tweeted. |
| Delete your account. https://t.co/Oa92sncRQY | Delete your account. https://t.co/Oa92sncRQY |
| The terse advice from the Democratic presidential nominee was retweeted 130,000 times in about an hour. In a milestone for both Clinton’s campaign and her time on Twitter, it became her most retweeted post ever. | The terse advice from the Democratic presidential nominee was retweeted 130,000 times in about an hour. In a milestone for both Clinton’s campaign and her time on Twitter, it became her most retweeted post ever. |
| “Delete your account” is a frequently used comeback on social media, often to chastise someone for posting bad content. | “Delete your account” is a frequently used comeback on social media, often to chastise someone for posting bad content. |
| It might be considered departure for the often-cautious Clinton, though she has been known to court the millennial vote, performing the viral dance “the dab” with Ellen DeGeneres and appearing alongside Girls creator Lena Dunham. | It might be considered departure for the often-cautious Clinton, though she has been known to court the millennial vote, performing the viral dance “the dab” with Ellen DeGeneres and appearing alongside Girls creator Lena Dunham. |
| Trump shot back with a wordy reference to Clinton’s email server scandal and the size of her camp. | Trump shot back with a wordy reference to Clinton’s email server scandal and the size of her camp. |
| How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up--and where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted? https://t.co/gECLNtQizQ | How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up--and where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted? https://t.co/gECLNtQizQ |
| The pair crossed words on an eventful day in which Obama formally endorsed Clinton for the first time after a conciliatory meeting with her primary opponent Bernie Sanders. | The pair crossed words on an eventful day in which Obama formally endorsed Clinton for the first time after a conciliatory meeting with her primary opponent Bernie Sanders. |
| Senator Elizabeth Warren then declared herself ready to be Clinton’s running mate in the US presidential election. | Senator Elizabeth Warren then declared herself ready to be Clinton’s running mate in the US presidential election. |
| The Massachusetts senator – popular among the progressive wing of the Democratic party – made the declaration shortly after endorsing Clinton, calling her “a fighter with guts” who would keep Trump out of the White House. | The Massachusetts senator – popular among the progressive wing of the Democratic party – made the declaration shortly after endorsing Clinton, calling her “a fighter with guts” who would keep Trump out of the White House. |
| Trump takes a typically no-holds-barred approach to social media, with the New York Times maintaining a comprehensive list of the “people, places and things [he] has insulted on Twitter”. | Trump takes a typically no-holds-barred approach to social media, with the New York Times maintaining a comprehensive list of the “people, places and things [he] has insulted on Twitter”. |
| Trump has 8.76 million followers to Clinton’s 6.6 million. | Trump has 8.76 million followers to Clinton’s 6.6 million. |
| The “delete your account” exchange prompted reactions from across the political spectrum. | The “delete your account” exchange prompted reactions from across the political spectrum. |
| “If anyone knows how to use a delete key, it’s you,” replied Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, in a reference to the messages Clinton deleted from the private server she used for some correspondence at the State Department. | “If anyone knows how to use a delete key, it’s you,” replied Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, in a reference to the messages Clinton deleted from the private server she used for some correspondence at the State Department. |
| But the best response came care of former New York Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned his seat in Congress after sexual images he sent over Twitter became public. | But the best response came care of former New York Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned his seat in Congress after sexual images he sent over Twitter became public. |
| Too late for some of us. https://t.co/NgyzWsP9tN | Too late for some of us. https://t.co/NgyzWsP9tN |