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Barack Obama victory tweet becomes most retweeted ever Barack Obama victory tweet becomes most retweeted ever
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Barack Obama has celebrated winning another term as US president by tweeting a photograph of himself hugging his wife, Michelle – which almost immediately became the most popular tweet of all time.Barack Obama has celebrated winning another term as US president by tweeting a photograph of himself hugging his wife, Michelle – which almost immediately became the most popular tweet of all time.
Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…
The tweet, captioned "Four more years", had been shared more than 400,000 times within a few hours of being posted, and marked as a favourite by more than 70,000.The tweet, captioned "Four more years", had been shared more than 400,000 times within a few hours of being posted, and marked as a favourite by more than 70,000.
This happened because of you. Thank you.This happened because of you. Thank you.
Another tweet, sent from his account shortly earlier, was close behind with almost 200,000 retweets. In it he thanked his supporters, writing: "This happened because of you. Thank you."Another tweet, sent from his account shortly earlier, was close behind with almost 200,000 retweets. In it he thanked his supporters, writing: "This happened because of you. Thank you."
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