It seems that every day is a big day on Twitter for the big dog Donald Trump, but today has been something special.
Earlier this evening, the American president-elect re-tweeted this appreciative gem about his daughter, Ivanka:
“@drgoodspine: @realDonaldTrump @Ivanka Trump is great, a woman with real character and class.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
There are two things to note about tweet, both of which say a bit about his personality.
The first is that Trump was, in all likelihood, searching Twitter for mentions of his name and retweeting the goods.
This hypothesis is bolstered by this self-congratulatory retweet, hurled out half an hour earlier:
“@levisteveholt: @realDonaldTrump I appreciate your use of Twitter to keep us informed and maintain transparency.” Very dishonest media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
The second – and most important – thing to recognise is that ol’ m8 Dr. Goodspine tagged the wrong Ivanka. And Donald didn’t exactly catch it in time.
@Ivanka actually belongs to Ivanka Majic, a digital consultant from Brighton in the UK, meaning Trump just exposed her online profile to a cool 20 million followers.
What is a misidentified Ivanka to do? Use her bewildering platform to advocate for climate change awareness while delivering a burn of her own, that’s goddamn what:
@realDonaldTrump @drgoodspine And you’re a man with great responsibilities. May I suggest more care on Twitter and more time learning about #climatechange. pic.twitter.com/kBMEGZYtig
— Ivanka Majic (@ivanka) January 17, 2017
So much so, in fact, that she activated a Twitter bot during the election “for everyone who accidentally mentioned me encouraging them to vote for Hillary [Clinton].”
Source: BBC.
Photo: Mark Makela / Getty.
