Naturally, Twitter couldn’t resist having a little fun with this:
Could've left and saved someone else's job. Greedy 1 percenter. RT @jimgeraghty: Lottery winners give Obama hope!
— Matthew Hoy (@hoystory) September 7, 2012
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/243906578162520064
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/243907864148733952
***BREAKING*** I will now vote for #Obama because I hope I win the lottery like that autoworker did! #DNC2012
— Vincent Wagner (@DrGizmore) September 7, 2012
Hey, maybe Obama was trying to tell us that he plays lotto?
Obama: gains hope from worker who wins lottery. Hoping he will too?
— Alainnah Robertson (@AlainRobertson) September 7, 2012
Auto worker who won lottery gives Obama hope? #isthepotusplayingpowerball?
— Mark Fleagle (@MarkFleagle) September 7, 2012