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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Jessica Roy

Trump's State of the Union address made Twitter history

President Donald Trump's address was the most tweeted-about State of the Union in Twitter history.

Data sent from the social media giant indicated there were 4.5 million tweets sent with #SOTU or #JointAddress during the speech, breaking last year's record of 3 million.

The most tweeted topics during the address were Trump saying "We stand for the National Anthem," his proposal for immigration reform, and MS-13. The most tweeted-about people were Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, and Melania Trump.

According to Twitter, the most retweeted tweet during the speech was a link from Trump's account inviting people to watch the livestream.

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