14 | March | 2016 | The Obama Diary

"We avoided a Great Depression. Thanks, Obama." —@POTUS #SXSW2016 https://t.co/BBcKZOD8cW
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 11, 2016

Me, Inauguration Day 2017 https://t.co/jMYrIqJyu2
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I'm a General, weee! (@thewayoftheid) March 12, 2016

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The solution to racism isn't our suffering, our bleeding, our grief, or our deaths. It's white people fixing their shit. Get to work.
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) March 12, 2016

Chicago is doing what the rest of the United States should be doing #istandwithChicago https://t.co/uToNNNzjJo
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Zoe (@YourFavoriteZoe) March 12, 2016

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"The Republican Party condemns racism in all its forms" "Will you guys restore the Voting Rights Act?" "Hang on my earpiece is broken"
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(@daveweigel) March 01, 2016

I was outside the canceled Trump event reporting, and this @ejwamb photo is the scariest thing I saw all night. https://t.co/k5BGMqmJ6B
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 12, 2016

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This is the woman some are claiming was in the Chicago photo. She wasn't in Chicago last night. twitter.com/portiaaboulger…
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Colin Jones (@colinjones) March 12, 2016

Chicago Tribune says the woman is Birgitt Peterson of Yorkville, Ill. twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr…
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Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) March 12, 2016

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BAM

This is not controversial. This is not news. The sky is blue. twitter.com/cnnpolitics/st…
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John Legend (@johnlegend) March 12, 2016

I didn’t realize this was in question. Behaves like a racist, speaks like a racist…of course @RealDonaldTrump is a racist.
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Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) March 12, 2016

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Reporter arrested at cancelled Chicago rally described racism he faced from Trump supporters ow.ly/Zo96T https://t.co/OpfqvPbnJ9
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Raw Story (@RawStory) March 13, 2016

Kansas City police use pepper spray on protesters at Trump rally. #ferguson #turkey mashable.com/2016/03/12/tru… https://t.co/avm64ZtYsC
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 13, 2016

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Hehehehehehehe https://t.co/moeF1INT8k
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Schuyler Cousin (@xicacha) March 13, 2016

To those who suggested otherwise: no, this is not photo-shopped. I took it today at a home in West Carrrolton, Ohio. https://t.co/vyGE6jUXYv
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Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) March 12, 2016

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Yup

So White folks decided to support a racist buffoon because their feelings were hurt.. Okay. https://t.co/nr0duJb8A9
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Rylo Ken (@Kennymack1971) March 12, 2016

WATCH: KC police unleash pepper spray on demonstrators outside another chaotic Trump rally ow.ly/ZoiBS https://t.co/OrgQxPYRAP
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Raw Story (@RawStory) March 13, 2016

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Truth

Every time Obama supporters would boo the very mention of Romney or Republicans at his rallies, his response was: "Don't boo! Vote!"
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Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 12, 2016

Dear CNN: The protests were not "violent" Donald Trump's supporters are, at his urging. Thanks, Judd https://t.co/Nk2Mu069dl
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 12, 2016

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You can't say "I'd like to punch him in the face" then act surprised when your supporters do just that #TrumpRally twitter.com/latimespolitic…
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Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) March 12, 2016

conservatives build movement on hate + fear see trump come in and ride it to success now? https://t.co/nIXmwDbWF2
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Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 12, 2016

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Trump rallies are such a fitting bookend to the '08 Sarah Palin rallies where crowds shouted "terrorist" and "kill him!" about Barack Obama
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 12, 2016

Well Marco, when you tell people their President is trying to destroy America, how do you think they'll react? twitter.com/juddlegum/stat…
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 12, 2016

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This is the greatest photo of all time today. https://t.co/Q87368qrfh
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) March 12, 2016

Shondaland stars headline new Hillary Clinton ad bit.ly/1pAt7uV https://t.co/xFRQF9iT0E
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(@Variety) March 11, 2016

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WIN

Trump: "Who gon' check me, boo?" Chicago: "We are."
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PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) March 12, 2016

The people of Chicago decided it's best to bar Donald Trump from entering. Just temporarily. Until we can figure out what's going on.
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jay smooth (@jsmooth995) March 12, 2016