A post on McDonald’s corporate Twitter account caused a stir Thursday morning, slamming President Trump and calling for Barack Obama’s return. The tweet was up for about 20 minutes only — but in that time, it was liked and retweeted more than 1,000 times.
The tweet was quickly deleted and McDonald’s apologized, saying its account had been “hacked by an external source.”
Based on our investigation, we have determined that our Twitter account was hacked by an external source. Read more: https://t.co/X5NwVI5sKp
— McDonald's Corporation (@McDonaldsCorp) March 16, 2017
The McDonald’s tweet quickly stirs up Twitter;
“I assume somebody decided to quit their social media job in style,” reads one popular comment.
Clown on clown crime #McDonalds
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) March 16, 2017
"McDonald's? Never heard of it, and I wouldn't eat it anyway" pic.twitter.com/iiZPPIUkZK
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 16, 2017
F😡CK McDONALDS
They need to FIRE someone
And APOLOGIZE
Until then
👉 #BoycottMcDonaldspic.twitter.com/dW7wLVQeNI#TrumpTrain #Trump #MAGA
— Boca Vista (@bocavista2016) March 16, 2017
@McDonalds you better have an answer for this @McDonalds this is the height of ignorance and immaturity!
— Bonnie (@BonBee81) March 16, 2017
Hey @McDonaldsCorp
YOU can't just undo a tweet!!!
Since you don't support America, Americans will not support YOU!!! #BoycottMcDonalds pic.twitter.com/dOF6zbJdTA— 🇺🇸 Deborah Brewer⭐⭐⭐ (@Debbie92083) March 16, 2017