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The government or 4chan? The White House’s social media account is sparking outreach

4 15
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The official White House social media account is under fire for posts that resemble something typically found on the internet forum 4chan.

A post shared on February 14, styled like a Valentine’s card, read, “Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally and we’ll deport you.” It has since been viewed 36.6 million times. While many of President Donald Trump’s supporters praised the message, others condemned it as callous. “I thought this was a parody account at first. Absolutely disgusting!” one X user commented. “Classless,” another simply put.

On February 18,........

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