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Here’s What Each Candidate’s First Tweet Says About Them As People

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Christian Datoc Senior White House Correspondent
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There’s a first time for everything, and that includes pissing off random strangers on social media.

For most people, your first tweet is nothing more than a signal of one’s birth into the digital world.

Generally, these are boring and follow a set formula, like so.

HOWEVER, every once in a while, a first tweet makes the individual attached to the thumbs that typed it stand out from the crowd.

Perhaps it displays a nose for important issues. Perhaps it perfectly encapsulates that person’s unique mentality.

Here’s what the first tweets for each of the four presidential candidates tells us about them as people.

DONALD TRUMP

Donald Trump speaks to voters during a campaign rally (Getty Images)

Donald Trump speaks to voters during a campaign rally (Getty Images)

Apparently, Trump was using Twitter as a promotional tool well before launching a bid for the White House. Also, his use of an exclamation point (!) shows a years-long commitment to using big, beautiful demarkation tools.

HILLARY CLINTON

Hillary Clinton tours John Marshall High School in Cleveland, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton tours John Marshall High School in Cleveland, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Hillary’s first tweet came nearly two months after joining Twitter, which is strange considering we’ve never, ever seen her pick a popular fad, latch on in an effort to de-age herself and laugh as it instantly goes to shit. (VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Sets White People Back 100 Years With Cringe-Worthy Dance Moves)

Gary Johnson

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (Getty Images)

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (Getty Images)

True to form, Johnson’s first tweet was off message and about something that happened yesterday.

Jill Stein

Jill Stein smiles after announcing that she will seek the Green Party's presidential nomination (Getty Images)

Jill Stein smiles after announcing that she will seek the Green Party’s presidential nomination (Getty Images)

Jill Stein. No nonsense. Total smoke. (VIDEO: Here’s What We Learned From The Green Party Town Hall — Jill Stein Is A Babe)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s the author’s first tweet. 

Zero likes and retweets. Sounds about right.

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