President Trump today sent a very short tweet:
The tweet was quickly deleted.
I suppose extreme brevity is one way to avoid controversial tweets, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/4sDSL3kE4i
— Jimmy Lovaas (@jimmylovaas) May 13, 2017
Then, something happened:
my whole TL is journos mocking the president for accidentally tweeting the word "we"
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) May 13, 2017
Because “journalism” demands it, apparently:
This tweet has been deleted.
Here is a story about the concerns over POTUS deleting tweets: https://t.co/aIrIavqstp https://t.co/5rksbIsaH7
— Elizabeth Crisp (@elizabethcrisp) May 13, 2017
Trump Tweeted 'WE' and deleted it and we have so many questionshttps://t.co/TqYSyOtlgX
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) May 13, 2017
@fellowhoodlums Donald Trump deleted his tweet which simply said .. we
— Laura Bicker (@BBCLBicker) May 13, 2017
And Trump says his comms team isn’t effective at getting his message out! pic.twitter.com/2iAvSJ5h1I
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 13, 2017
Maybe only proof that 1,500 people will retweet anything…. pic.twitter.com/69eSuucAnp
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) May 13, 2017
RIP Trump "We" tweet
— Marshall Cohen (@Marshall_Cohen) May 13, 2017
The Van Halen m&m story leaps to mind for no, no reason at all… https://t.co/AwpqJXb24M
— Annie Lowrey (@AnnieLowrey) May 13, 2017
The people https://t.co/LQQ4JqsC8C
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) May 13, 2017
Cannot wait for the follow up to this POTUS tweet. Since it will likely be deleted, you should know all it read was "We" and nothing else. https://t.co/5X0xnx3b8L
— Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) May 13, 2017
#We have an instant classic on our hands… pic.twitter.com/V0R48nj8Ek
— Jordan J Frasier (@jordanjfrasier) May 13, 2017
New tweet but it doesn't start with "we" so the mystery continues… #We pic.twitter.com/GCTxSQbHJO
— Jordan J Frasier (@jordanjfrasier) May 13, 2017
You get the idea. But maybe it beats the media obsessing about how many scoops of ice cream Trump gets.
@byrdinator @ComfortablySmug Twitter has turned journos into a bunch of MySpace teens from the 2000s
— Mauty480 (@Mauty480) May 13, 2017
This is going to finally do in Trump. https://t.co/0hFmCQRqVA
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 13, 2017
Ironically, Obama could have typed "I" and been hailed for his selfless statement… https://t.co/bZMfvIXFAt
— Paul Nehlen (@pnehlen) May 13, 2017
Firefighters https://t.co/alBD5El5AR
— Mujahed Kobbe (@Moj_kobe) May 13, 2017
So they say.