President-elect Donald Trump uses his Twitter account to tout his credentials, bash his enemies, and (apparently) propose new foreign policy. He’ll continue to use social media plenty when he takes office Jan. 20.
But on Sunday, with only 20 days left of his presidency to go, Barack Obama took hold of his own Twitter account and went off on a tweetstorm that highlighted his proudest accomplishments of the last eight years. His own Victory/Thank You tour, so to speak.
It wasn’t a particularly long tweetstorm—it only lasted seven tweets—but it packed quite a punch if you’re an Obama fan.
As we look ahead to the future, I wanted to take a moment to look back on the remarkable progress that you made possible these past 8 years.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
Facing the worst financial crisis in 80 years, you delivered the longest streak of job growth in our history. pic.twitter.com/Vk3PfRgZqF
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
After decades of rising health care costs, today nearly every American now has access to the financial security of affordable health care. pic.twitter.com/5e4nEcCxIM
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
We traded foreign oil for clean energy, we doubled fuel efficiency standards, & we acted on a global scale to save the one planet we’ve got. pic.twitter.com/7alrOtHNIr
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
We brought home more of our troops & strengthened U.S. leadership—leading with diplomacy & partnering with nations to meet global problems.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
From realizing marriage equality to removing barriers to opportunity, we’ve made history in our work to reaffirm that all are created equal.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
It’s been the privilege of my life to serve as your President. I look forward to standing with you as a citizen. Happy New Year everybody.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 1, 2017
Meanwhile, Trump welcomed the new year with this tweet.
Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2016
