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After the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, former President Barack Obama promoted unity and respect.
Obama's Tweet For Unity Becomes Most-Liked Of All Time
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August 16, 2017
It's official –– the most-liked tweet in the history of Twitter belongs to former President Barack Obama.
In the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Obama pushed a message of unity.
Quoting Nelson Mandela, Obama tweeted, "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. … People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love. … For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
The message was split into a series of tweets, but by Wednesday morning, one garnered more than 3 million likes.
That now makes Ariana Grande's message after the Manchester concert attack the second-most liked tweet of all time with over 2.7 million likes.
And with 2.4 million likes, Ellen DeGeneres' celebrity-crammed selfie at the 2014 Oscars takes third place.
Obama's message may be the most-liked, but it still has a way to go to become the most retweeted.
In case you were wondering, that title belongs to a teenager who asked Wendy's for free chicken nuggets.
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