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ABC News Twitter hacked: Trump ‘is our lord and savior’

WASHINGTON — ABC News’ Twitter account appeared to be hacked early Thursday morning and, predictably, was plunged into nonsensical vulgarities. Starting some time after 6 a.m., the outlet’s feed was taken over and began spouting curse-laden posts. One in particular declared that rapper Tyler the Creator had died in a bus crash. Others tweets that praised President Donald Trump followed. “we are totally russian hackers, but we love @POTUS @realDonaldTrump ;)” and “trump is our lord and savior.” [custom_gallery] For the duration of the hack, the team managing ABC News’ Twitter feed appeared to be in a frenzied battle with their opponents, deleting posts as quickly as they appeared, which prompted the hackers to respond with: “Stop deleting our – – – – BRUH we too cool for dis treatment.” ABC News seemed to have regained control of their account just before 7 a.m. In a tweeted statement, ABC News PR acknowledged the hack and noted that the issue was resolved quickly.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs serving in Iraq, hits back after Tucker Carlson suggests she hates America

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a U.S. Army veteran who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, rebuked Tucker Carlson after the conservative Fox News host attacked her on Monday night and suggested that she hates America. "Does @TuckerCarlson want to walk a mile in my legs and then tell me whether or not I love America?" Duckworth wrote on Twitter.
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