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brooklynite

(94,384 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:21 PM Jan 2017

Donald Trumps First Twitter Background as President Was a Photo From the Inauguration of Barack Oba

Source: Slate

Donald Trumps First Twitter Background as President Was a Photo From the Inauguration of Barack Obama

President Donald Trump officially took over the @POTUS Twitter account on Friday:



The new Twitter background made me wonder: Whose inauguration is this from? The answer:



Yeah, its from President Obamas inauguration in 2009.



Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/01/20/donald_trump_s_new_twitter_background_is_a_photo_from_the_inauguration_of.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top



(apparently, having gotten caught, they've changed the photo two more times)
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Donald Trumps First Twitter Background as President Was a Photo From the Inauguration of Barack Oba (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2017 OP
they just love their plagiarism ............ Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #1
Melania chose the photograph. George II Jan 2017 #5
tRump is fake from the first instant. Makes fake news right out of the gate. No surprise. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #2
makes him a fake president Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #6
We should be greatful DFW Jan 2017 #3
negative is closer Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #7
Only the shots taken from behind because Ilsa Jan 2017 #4
god is pissing on him ............... Trump being the pee King Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Ilsa Jan 2017 #9
And they always think nobody will notice. HopeAgain Jan 2017 #10

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,966 posts)
2. tRump is fake from the first instant. Makes fake news right out of the gate. No surprise.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:23 PM
Jan 2017

Will his fans even hear that it is fake?

DFW

(54,302 posts)
3. We should be greatful
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:24 PM
Jan 2017

Trump let the country know within minutes of the inauguration how much credibility to attach to anything he says or does.

(i.e. zero)

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
4. Only the shots taken from behind because
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:37 PM
Jan 2017

We know no one would believe a crowd that is 50% Black would be at Donald's part.

I'm glad the weather is different, too, as further proof.

Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #8)

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
10. And they always think nobody will notice.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 05:07 PM
Jan 2017

Stupid is as stupid does...

But you watch, the crowd size is going to be the subject of many a midnight tweet. By picking that picture, somebody on Donald's staff just added to the humiliation.

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