Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton trade Twitter burns
Front-runners' Twitter accounts exchange barbs over education policy
Two of the front-runners vying for their respective parties' nominations for president of the United States spent Monday evening posting Twitter insults at each other.
Yes, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush — or, at least, their campaign teams — were trolling each other on Twitter.
The social media spat began with a post on Clinton's account touting her education plan.
Cost won't be a barrier to an education. Debt won't hold you back. Read Hillary's plan: <a href="http://t.co/A4pWb3fOf4">http://t.co/A4pWb3fOf4</a> <a href="http://t.co/KVyr8SlSVn">pic.twitter.com/KVyr8SlSVn</a>
—@HillaryClintonA reply to this tweet was posted to Bush's account, featuring a graphic very similar to Clinton's noting the increase in student debt under the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama.
<a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton">@HillaryClinton</a> <a href="http://t.co/m6LAHYCLok">pic.twitter.com/m6LAHYCLok</a>
—@JebBushIn response, Clinton's team posted a crudely edited version of that graphic, attacking Bush's own education record as Republican governor of Florida, along with the internet catch phrase "Fixed it for you."
.<a href="https://twitter.com/JebBush">@JebBush</a> Fixed it for you. <a href="http://t.co/d4q9EWpXCA">pic.twitter.com/d4q9EWpXCA</a>
—@HillaryClintonNot to be outdone, Bush's team posted a cheeky variation on Clinton's campaign logo.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton">@HillaryClinton</a> fixed your logo for you. <a href="http://t.co/141nXHQe4Z">pic.twitter.com/141nXHQe4Z</a>
—@JebBushObservers of the exchange seemed to find it all unbelievable.
The staffs of two people currently running to be president of the United States are in a Twitter fight right now. <a href="https://t.co/0NO2p66ycH">https://t.co/0NO2p66ycH</a>
—@jmsummersIs this real life? <a href="http://t.co/bfQzGyr3BW">pic.twitter.com/bfQzGyr3BW</a>
—@Tierney_MeganWe live in the future <a href="https://t.co/Qbj1YzF4Lb">https://t.co/Qbj1YzF4Lb</a>
—@ejacquiOr maybe unwatchable.
lmao this thread makes me cringe so hard <a href="https://t.co/KoFPuIFW7W">https://t.co/KoFPuIFW7W</a>
—@WilliamTurtonBoycott the election <a href="https://t.co/GFOe3Iy5h8">https://t.co/GFOe3Iy5h8</a>
—@allahpundit