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Twitter came out on Tuesday with its annual list of the most popular tweets, moments and hashtags of 2017.
As expected, a U.S. president was responsible for many of the most “Liked” and retweeted posts of the year. Perhaps unexpectedly, that president was Barack Obama, not Donald Trump, who has claimed the title “The Twitter President” for his constant tweeting.
Obama was responsible for three of the Top 10 most retweeted tweets of the year, including the second-most retweeted post of 2017, which he sent the weekend of the Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
"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, 2017
Two other tweets from the @POTUS44 official account, which was originally the @POTUS account Obama held as President, were in the Top 10.
The teenager who tried to get a free year’s supply of chicken nuggets from Wendy’s was the most retweeted tweet of the year.
Obama also had two of the three most “Liked” tweets of the year, including the tweet above which came it at No. 1. It has more than 4.5 million “Likes.” The third-most “Liked” tweet of the year: Obama’s shoutout to Senator John McCain after it became public that McCain was diagnosed with cancer.
John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 20, 2017
Trump was still a big part of the year on Twitter despite being absent from the list of most-retweeted posts. (Twitter only listed the top three most “Liked” tweets, and Trump wasn’t on that list either.)
PBS’s live coverage of Trump’s inauguration was the most-watched livestream of the year, and Trump was also the most tweeted about “elected world leader,” ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
In case it wasn’t obvious, Twitter was full of political animosity in 2017. The year can be summarized by the four most-popular U.S. activism hashtags:
- #Resist
- #MAGA
- #ImpeachTrump
- #TrumpTrain
A few other “winners” from 2017:
Most tweeted about TV show: “Game of Thrones”
Most tweeted about movie: “Wonder Woman”
Most retweeted athlete tweet: LeBron James calling Trump a “bum.”
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
Here are the Top 10 most retweeted posts of the year:
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 6, 2017
2.
"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, 2017
3.
With the current devastation in Houston, we are pledging $0.15 for every RT this gets! Please forward this along to help out those in need! pic.twitter.com/lodyOBE0eG
— Penn State IFC (@PennStateIFC) August 30, 2017
4.
broken.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
5.
Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 11, 2017
6.
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 20, 2017
7.
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
8.
It's been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 20, 2017
9.
Leo and I are donating 6 lbs of dog food to Houston for every retweet this gets!!!! RT RT RT RT!! pic.twitter.com/bcTT905knP
— Sam (@SamMartin_6) August 31, 2017
10.
suicide hotline 1-800-273-8255
— seth joesph (@sethjoesph) August 28, 2017
1 person ends their life every 40 seconds
will u take the time to retweet this & possibly save one of them?
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.