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Twitter Reacts To President Obama’s Powerful 2016 DNC Speech

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President Obama and Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

President Barack Obama took the stage Wednesday night, the third night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention and delivered a speech that had everyone talking and tweeting up a storm.

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We have collected some of the best reactions on Twitter to Obama’s speech, but first, let’s see what everyone was reacting to, in case you missed it. You can read the full transcript of the speech here.

Hillary Clinton joined Obama on stage at the end of his speech, where they pointed to one another and stood with hands clasped together.

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Republicans React

Some Republicans were even surprised, and a bit disappointed, to find that they loved Obama’s speech.

According to Ezra Klein, we should get used to this change in tone, now that Obama’s presidency is winding down.

What did you think of the President’s speech? Let us know in the comments below.

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