SESAY: A tweet from former U.S. president Barack Obama has broken a Twitter record. Mr. Obama's response to the events in Charlottesville last weekend has attracted more than 4 million likes. CNN's Jeanne Moos has more.</s>JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The irony is that hate inspired a tweet that got the most likes ever, a tweet sent by this former president, quoting the departed president of South Africa.</s>MOOS (voice-over): -- Obama's tweets surged ahead of the previous record Holder, Ariana Grande's tweet, "Broken from the bottom of my heart. I am so, so sorry," sent after a bomb went off after her concert. Third most-liked tweet is Ellen DeGeneres' group selfie at the Oscars. But not everyone was bowled over by the former president's message. "Obama did not write that. I have heard that exact quote over 100 times before. Yawn." One version was heard on the trailer for the movie, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." Obama supporters taunted President Trump with the popularity of his predecessor's tweet it's going to kill you-know-who. Hey, @RealDonaldTrump. How about you announce your resignation on Twitter and we'll make sure you top Obama's record? Deal? Not so easy</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALES: Jews will not replace us!</s>MOOS (voice-over): -- Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.</s>SESAY: An important message to be reminded of by the former president. Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm Isha Sesay. Join us on Twitter @CNNNewsroomLA for highlights and clips from our shows. Stay tuned now for "WORLD SPORT" and then I'll be back with another hour of news from all around the world. You're watching CNN.
Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Smashes Record.