McDonald's says account 'compromised' after scathing Trump tweet

Thursday, March 16, 2017
HOUSTON -- McDonald's said its Twitter account was compromised when a scathing tweet was sent out about President Donald Trump early Thursday morning.

The tweet that was posted at about 7:20 a.m., has since been deleted, but it read:
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"@realdonaldtrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands."

After about an hour, the company addressed the tweet claiming their account had been compromised.
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"Twitter notified us that our account was compromised. We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this," the company's tweet read.

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