McDonald’s apologizes for hacked tweet slamming Trump

Twitter may be US President Donald Trump’s preferred way to attack his enemies, but recently he has been getting a taste of his own medicine.

McDonald’s also made an appearance on Trump’s campaign in an Instagram of the then-presidential candidate eating a burger and fries from the fast-food giant.

After the anti-Trump post went viral, McDonald’s sent out a tweet saying that Twitter notified the company that its account had been hacked, and that it had taken required measures to secure the account.

But four months into his presidency, it appears the McDonald’s corporate Twitter account isn’t lovin’ his work.

In April 2013, a hack of the Associated Press resulted in an erroneous post that the White House had been attacked, briefly sending United States stocks markets down in a panic.

One furious customer tweeted: “I have spent my last dollar at @McDonalds until they apologize to @potus“.

Welcome to McDonald’s. Have you tried the Big Hack? The tweet posted on Thursday called President Trump as “disgusting”. Donald Trump is bad and he does have small hands.

As for how McDonald’s should respond to users who might think more of its food because of what was erroneously published, Faber’s advice remains social media’s gold standard: Don’t feed the trolls. The tweet was already making a buzz online with over 1,000 retweets, which eventually blossomed into many more, along with screen shots of the tweet popping up in various places online.

Corporate Twitter accounts walk a thin line between reaching out to fans and looking too much like the “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids” meme.

Others used it as a reminder that McDonalds was known as a favorite fast food choice of former President, and attempted First Gentleman Bill Clinton.