Obama's tweet about tolerance has become the most popular in history

Photo: Pete Souza / White House

Former President Barack Obama still knows how to find the right words after a national tragedy.

His Saturday tweet received over 3 million likes and more than a million posts. In it, the ex-president quoted Nelson Mandela in connection with the demonstration of white nationalists and the death of one person in Charlottesville, Virginia.

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…" pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, his background or his religion...”

This is now the most popular tweet since launch. Twitter. He broke the record around 10: 07 on Tuesday, the company said Twitter. In addition, he ranked fifth in the number of reposts.

A little later, Obama posted two more tweets that also became popular.

"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love ..."

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13

"…For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." —Nelson Mandela

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13

The previous most popular was a tweet by pop singer Ariana Grande after the terrorist attack at her concert in Manchester, England.

broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.

- Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

In contrast, President Trump's tweet in response to the tragedy in Charlottesville received some 190 000 likes.

We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!

- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) August 12

Of course, not everyone agreed with Obama. Some users have urged the former president to condemn the violence "on both sides."

I call on them. Violence is unnecessary from either side.

- Mark Schneider (@subschneider) August 13

Recall 12 August the car hit a crowd of demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a march of far-right activists. As a result, the 32-year-old woman was killed and another 19 man was injured. Also near Charlottesville, a police helicopter crashed, patrolling the march of the far right, which escalated into clashes with their opponents and riots.

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