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'Trump Is Going to Hell' Tweets Conservative Washington Examiner
'Trump Is Going to Hell' Tweets Conservative Washington Examiner
The publication claims the announcement was the work of a hacker. But plenty of Twitter users are having fun with it.
Someone hacked the conservative Washington Examiner's Twitter feed this morning to tweet that Donald Trump is going to hell.
"Trump is going to hell," read the tweet, which has now been deleted. "Anyone who ever read the bible can tell you where it stands on rich adulterers.
"The key to God's forgiveness is repentance. Trump's entire political career has been about the exact opposite of that. Also this paper is garbage for promoting 'Trump and God.'"
The tweet was sent to the publication's 140,000 Twitter followers at 5:13 a.m. Eastern, The Hill reports. "Other standard, unprovocative tweets were later posted by the conservative publication," according to The Hill, noting that the "going to hell" tweet was taken down about 7 a.m.
The Examiner then tweeted that its feed was hacked and that it was investigating the situation.
\u201cThe Washington Examiner\u2019s Twitter feed was hacked and a tweet was posted that did not come from our staff. We are taking appropriate action and will issue a further statement if necessary.\u201d— Washington Examiner (@Washington Examiner) 1541420996
That didn't stop other Twitter users from making pointed comments on it.
\u201cHow\u2019s @hrtbps\u2019s first day as social media manager for the Washington Examiner going? Looks pretty smoo\u2014 uh\u201d— Charles Arthur (@Charles Arthur) 1541418572
\u201cSomebody at the Washington Examiner woke up ... with a Twitter password.\u201d— David Catanese (@David Catanese) 1541418666
\u201c\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 The Washington Examiner's Twitter got hacked and told the truth for the first time in...ever. #mondaymorning #mondaymotivation #morningjoe\u201d— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1541424740
\u201cthe washington examiner had two scotches too many last night\u201d— Bobby Lewis (@Bobby Lewis) 1541419914
\u201cIf you had told me last night that The Washington Examiner would be making headlines today I would have said "for what, telling the truth?" \nAnd you would have said "yes."\u201d— John Fugelsang (@John Fugelsang) 1541422051
Someone even speculated on how Trump himself would comment on it.
\u201cCONSERVITIVE Washington Examiner tweeted "I'm going to HELL!" SAD! Washington Examiner says its IMPOSSIBLE to hack there Twitter account! EXPERTS say only God HIMSELF could hack them! WHY would Low-Rated God trash ME on election eve?! Oh, IT'S ON! #MondayMotivation #MondayMorning\u201d— Donald J. Trump ........................... \u1d56\u1d43\u02b3\u1d52\u1d48\u02b8 (@Donald J. Trump ........................... \u1d56\u1d43\u02b3\u1d52\u1d48\u02b8) 1541421347
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