Joe Vesey-Byrne
Dec 31, 2016

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Donald Trump used this New Year's Eve to give his "enemies" and "those who have fought me" his very warmest wishes .
Tweeting to his 18.2 million followers, Trump said:
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President Obama is yet to offer a New Year message from his official Twitter, but these are his words from 2015:
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Fundraising for the Democrats, and for Old Lang Syne presumably.
In 2015 the Donald went all caps.
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But this wasn't the first time the next president wished his enemies well.
Memorial Day 2015
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Fathers' Day 2014
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11 September 2013
Even on the anniversary of national tragedy September 11th 2001.
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Thanksgiving 2012.
How magnanimous.
For contrast, here are the president's tweets on these same dates. The presidential Twitter account only began in 2013, so for consistency we've looked a the President's personal account as well
Obama's Memorial Day 2015
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Obama's Fathers' Day 2014
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Obama's 11 September 2013
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Obama's Thanksgiving 2012
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As well as showing Trump's obsession with enemies, it also shows Obama remains the professional politician, in contrast to Trump's self-promotion as an outsider.
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