Former President Barack Obama’s Saturday night tweet on the riots in Charlottesville, Va., broke the record for most likes on a post ever.
The tweet, part of a series of three, quoted former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, and featured a picture of himself talking to several little kids, all of whom appear to be diverse.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…” pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
The piece of virtual communication has more than 3.2 million likes as of Wednesday morning. It is the most ‘liked’ post ever, according to Mashable, which corresponded with a Twitter representative. (RELATED: Report: Trump Considering Hiring Lawyers To Monitor His Tweets)
“People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love…”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
“…For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
Prior to the trifecta of tweets Saturday, Obama hadn’t tweeted since calling Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona “an American hero” in response to reports that the veteran and veteran lawmaker was diagnosed with brain cancer. That tweet garnered more than 2 million likes as well.
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