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    AFP news agency‏Verified account @AFP 16 May 2017

    #BREAKING Trump to give speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia: White House

    9:06 AM - 16 May 2017
    • 2,903 Retweets
    • 1,993 Likes
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    1,476 replies 2,903 retweets 1,993 likes
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      2. AFP news agency‏Verified account @AFP 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        #UPDATE Trump will urge unity between faiths in first trip abroad, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Vatican and Jerusalem http://u.afp.com/4Wzg 

        61 replies 163 retweets 111 likes
      3. JP‏ @LeastIFeelBettr 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        They need to put a large scale pic of his #MuslimBan as stage backdrop for that bit of #hypocrisy , #TheResistance #impeach #TrumpRussia

        0 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Matthew A. Cherry  🏁‏Verified account @MatthewACherry 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        I can't waitpic.twitter.com/c2yOFkjZvq

        34 replies 126 retweets 482 likes
      3. UnstableShitholePOTUS‏ @sharcat12 16 May 2017
        Replying to @MatthewACherry @AFP

        LMAO!! 😂😂😂😂 I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts! Thank you for this 👏👏👍

        2 replies 7 retweets 67 likes
      4. "Fake Penguin!"‏ @A_Crouch_Ender 16 May 2017
        Replying to @sharcat12 @MatthewACherry @AFP

        "FAKE SHOES!"

        9 replies 19 retweets 241 likes
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      2. Ali B .علي بي‏ @_Ali__B 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        "The Ottoman Empire, that was huge believe me. Bigger than you can imagine. I gotta tell you I'm very surprised it ended the way it did"

        4 replies 35 retweets 168 likes
      3. marta #sciencebased  🦑‏ @opusmarta 16 May 2017
        Replying to @_Ali__B @AFP

        "Why was there the end of the Ottoman empire? Nobody asks these questions"

        11 replies 15 retweets 150 likes
      4. mike‏ @mikejohn199 16 May 2017
        Replying to @opusmarta @_Ali__B @AFP

        "Great, great people. Major contributors to furniture too that no one seems to mention! Where would we be without the ottoman?"

        5 replies 24 retweets 162 likes
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        Here we go.

        3 replies 5 retweets 172 likes
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      4. Alexandra Rosas‏ @GDRPempress 16 May 2017
        Replying to @ABookishMind @pourmecoffee @AFP

        Exhausted.

        2 replies 1 retweet 42 likes
      5. Boatycall #FBPE  ❄‏ @Mini_mum12 16 May 2017
        Replying to @GDRPempress @ABookishMind and

        I know. I need to sleep again.

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Goose's Ghost‏ @ImtianaJones 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        "My kids loved Aladdin, a tremendous film. Arab girls are hot. And my hotels in the Middle East are doing well. I love Islam. Just love it."

        6 replies 80 retweets 364 likes
      3. RehabSuń‏ @r20is 16 May 2017
        Replying to @ImtianaJones @the_chap @AFP

        He said that 😂?

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Goose's Ghost‏ @ImtianaJones 16 May 2017
        Replying to @r20is @AFP

        No, I made it up, but difficult to tell right?😅

        1 reply 4 retweets 62 likes
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      2. Extremely Unstable Imbecile‏ @outrageous74 16 May 2017
        Replying to @AFP

        Trump speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia nxt wk will surely end with the customary "tossing of shoe"pic.twitter.com/oNIf7BLSDk

        13 replies 67 retweets 156 likes
      3. "Fake Penguin!"‏ @A_Crouch_Ender 16 May 2017
        Replying to @outrageous74 @AFP

        "FAKE SHOES!"

        0 replies 2 retweets 25 likes
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