Former President Obama offers advice to politicians: 'Think before you tweet'

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In a thinly-veiled swipe at his White House successor, former President Obama on Friday offered advice to politicians on how best to use Twitter.

“Think before you tweet,” Obama said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, India.

The former President described social media as a powerful tool capable of being wielded for good or ill.

In making the point, Obama appeared careful not to utter the name of Donald Trump or refer to him directly.

“Look, I've got 100 million Twitter followers,” Obama said.

“I actually have more than other people who use it more often.”

Obama in fact has 97 million followers. President Trump has 44 million.

Obama emphasized that he believes in using spellcheck and punctuation in social media posts.

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