Barack Obama Highlights Positive 2017 Stories to ‘Remind Us What’s Best About America’
While President Donald Trump used his Twitter account this morning to complain about Fake News, call the Post Office dumb and poor, retweet TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk’s praise of him and hold DACA ransom, his predecessor decided to tweet about some slightly different things today.
Former President Barack Obama used his social media account to highlight a number of positive stories from the past year, stating that these stories “remind us what’s best about America.”
As we count down to the new year, we get to reflect and prepare for what’s ahead. For all the bad news that seemed to dominate our collective consciousness, there are countless stories from this year that remind us what's best about America.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
In a series of tweets, he spotlighted individuals who had made a positive impact by their actions.
Kat Creech, a wedding planner in Houston, turned a postponed wedding into a volunteer opportunity for Hurricane Harvey victims. Thirty wedding guests became an organization of hundreds of volunteers. That’s a story from 2017. https://t.co/yxhjwkr5Se
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
Chris Long gave his paychecks from the first six games of the NFL season to fund scholarships in Charlottesville, VA. He wanted to do more, so he decided to give away an entire season’s salary. That’s a story from 2017. https://t.co/NL0RoARkan
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
Ten-year-old Jahkil Jackson is on a mission to help homeless people in Chicago. He created kits full of socks, toiletries, and food for those in need. Just this week, Jahkil reached his goal to give away 5,000 “blessing bags.” That’s a story from 2017. https://t.co/muxPZnEGkd
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
He ended his thread by declaring each “of us can make a difference, and all of us ought to try.”
All across America people chose to get involved, get engaged and stand up. Each of us can make a difference, and all of us ought to try. So go keep changing the world in 2018.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
The first tweet in the thread had been retweeted over 37,000 times and liked more than 150,000 times less than two hours after it was sent out. This isn’t anything new for the ex-prez. Overall, Obama had 3 of the top 10 most retweeted tweets of 2017. Trump didn’t make that list with any of his tweets.
[image via screengrab]
—
