Conservatives cheered when news broke that Attorney General Eric Holder was stepping down, but they thought they were in for an even bigger win Thursday afternoon when the New York Times First Draft political account tweeted about an “Obama resignation press conference.”
The Twitterverse promptly exploded and congratulations to the Veep were properly extended.
Uhm pic.twitter.com/lo9CKRnjJ5
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) September 25, 2014
@AntDeRosa Thought it was Christmas in September for a second.
— Thought Criminal #1 (@Revenant0202) September 25, 2014
@AntDeRosa @TXCupCake Wishful thinking…..
— S D (@SHARHAIR) September 25, 2014
FINALLY! Oh… RT @redsteeze: Biden! RT @nytpolitics Live video: Watch Obama resignation press conference here: http://t.co/F9cBFfAjLq
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) September 25, 2014
You watching this Pres. @JoeBiden? RT @nytpolitics Live video: Watch Obama resignation press conference here: http://t.co/G31k11Qbrb
— Colin Campbell (@BKcolin) September 25, 2014
The Times later issued a Twitter correction.
Correction: Live video: Watch Obama announces Attorney General resignation press conference here: http://t.co/OsOMUCzZGi
— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) September 25, 2014
