President Obama tried to host an “ask-me-anything” session on reddit, but the site crashed before he could answer any questions.
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“I’ll be taking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET,” Obama said. As he provided verification that it wasn’t a spam account — the campaign tweeted about the event — traffic to the website grew.
“At the top, I do want to say that our thoughts and prayers are with folks who are dealing with Hurricane Isaac in the Gulf, and to let them know that we are going to be coordinating with state and local officials to make sure that we give families everything they need to recover,” Obama added.
At that point, he posted a photo of himself at the computer. His account has been silent since then, apparently due to the heavy traffic.
