Obama's Charlottesville Tweet is the Most Liked in History

Here's a great example of the stark difference between this current presidency and the last: in the wake of Trump's horrific response to the Charlottesville tragedy, OUT100's Barack Obama tweeted a three-part quote from Nelson Mandela, the first tweet of which has become the most liked post in the site's entire history.

Here's what Obama said:

\u201c"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."\u201d
— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1502582769

\u201c"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love..."\u201d
— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1502582769

\u201c"...For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." - Nelson Mandela\u201d
— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1502582769

Trump's response to the attack, meanwhile, condemned "both sides" as responsible for the violence that occurred at a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville.

A refresher:

\u201cTrump: \u201cYou had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent\u201d https://t.co/PpAT7Qku0M\u201d
— NBC News (@NBC News) 1502828193

The previous record-holder for most-liked tweet Ariana Grande's after the Manchester concert bombing.

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