Much to the apparent chagrin of @BarackObama’s faithful, a retweet record has fallen:
. @TheEllenShow breaks Twitter record for most RT'd picture of all time. https://t.co/CnKZYjNmkM
— Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) March 3, 2014
Ellen is bigger than Obama pic.twitter.com/3Jrn0hIm1Q
— Michael Bolen (@MichaelBolen) March 3, 2014
This selfie pic from Ellen DeGeneres at the Academy Awards has broken the record for the most retweeted picture ever:
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Degeneres’ photo broke a record held by @BarackObama:
Ellen is trying to beat this: https://t.co/RUVtUhwgbI pic.twitter.com/VpQZYgTdwt
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) March 3, 2014
It’s a collective letdown for Obama faithful who don’t want the “four more years” retweet record to fall:
https://twitter.com/mandyfatemi/status/440328165165375489
<sadface> MT @nytimesarts: Ellen's selfie passed the @BarackObama 2012 tweet for the most RTs record http://t.co/5VxDbymxt1 #4moreyears
— Margy Waller ??♀️ (@margyartgrrl) March 3, 2014
Doesn't count when you ask for it. MT @Slate: Ellen star selfie surpasses the Obama "Four More Years" tweet 4 record: http://t.co/YA7fWtJX8B
— Emily Richmond (@EWAEmily) March 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/hollywoodmeth/status/440328589515300865
Anyone wanting to spoil Ellen's RT'ing record (& confuse ppl) can go back and RT Obama's 2012 victory tweet: https://t.co/HmVQfbvUG8 #Oscars
— Sharilyn Johnson (@sharilynj) March 3, 2014
I love Ellen, but this should stay the most rt'd photo ever RT @BarackObama: Four more years. pic.twitter.com/lHM8epSATf
— Dawn Kettinger (@DawnKettinger) March 3, 2014
fuck is ellen gonna beat obama's tweet for rts
— mary shea ⚢ (@wlwheaux) March 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/garyhe/status/440330892620611585
Somebody call the WAHmbulance.
Editor’s note: Title and text have been amended to correct a typo.
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