On Wednesday, it appeared that the White House social media team just wasn’t that into Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. After all:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/433714045825187840
And anyway, it was retired basketball player Bill Russell’s birthday and the White House has priorities and stuff.
Happy 80th birthday to one of the greatest basketball players of all-time, Bill Russell. pic.twitter.com/dMdhAmORkt
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 12, 2014
@WhiteHouse I can't see Bill. There's some dude blocking him.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) February 12, 2014
Real life: the @WhiteHouse just tweeted happy birthday to Bill Russell but hasn't said anything about President Lincoln's birthday today….
— Sparty Marty (@sparty_marty) February 12, 2014
Eventually the White House Twitter team figured out how to honor Lincoln in true Obama style.
205 years ago today, President Lincoln was born. #HappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/0u9oolxc6Z
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 13, 2014
Can’t have a birthday photo without the narcissist in chief! The only surprise is that his silhouette is so small and doesn’t dominate the picture.
Commemorated with a picture of Obama RT @WhiteHouse: 205 years ago today, President Lincoln was born. #HappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/hPcxQax6CF
— ♱ Mr. Will ♱ (@Dudeteronomy) February 13, 2014
And where’d the White House get the idea for that tweet? The totally independent Organizing For Action tweeted this from its @BarackObama account a few hours before the White House did.
Happy birthday, #16. pic.twitter.com/3WbGsjLjKC
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 13, 2014
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