A Tale Of Two Tweetstorms

Reacting to Donald Trump’s peculiar predawn Twitter tirade against a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, Hillary Clinton and her team responded over the weekend with a deft bit of mockery – a string of early morning tweets from Clinton’s official Twitter account.  

Clinton’s first tweet appeared at 3:20 a.m., just like Trump’s. But instead of spewing personal vitriol, engaging in fat-shaming, or obsessing about some (apparently non-existent) sex tape, the Democratic nominee for president of the United States focused on an actual issue worth discussing: Her plan to dramatically expand AmeriCorps, the nation’s flagship national service program, and the college scholarships AmeriCorps members earn, and to enlarge community service opportunities more generally.