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McDonald's deletes tweet attacking Donald Trump McDonald's deletes tweet attacking Donald Trump
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McDonald's has said its Twitter account was "compromised" after it sent an insulting message to President Donald Trump.McDonald's has said its Twitter account was "compromised" after it sent an insulting message to President Donald Trump.
"You are a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back," the tweet said."You are a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back," the tweet said.
It also asserted that the president had "tiny hands".It also asserted that the president had "tiny hands".
"We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this," tweeted McDonald's, not long after the message was removed. McDonald's later apologised for the tweet and said it was hacked by "an external source".
The firm said that it had been notified by Twitter that the account had been "compromised".The firm said that it had been notified by Twitter that the account had been "compromised".
It was not clear whether this meant that the account had been hacked or, for example, taken over by a rogue employee. "We took swift action to secure it, and we apologise this tweet was sent through our corporate McDonald's account," Terri Hickey, a spokesperson for McDonald's told the BBC.
In January, the BBC said that one of its accounts had been hacked after it reported that Donald Trump had been shot.In January, the BBC said that one of its accounts had been hacked after it reported that Donald Trump had been shot.