A tweet by Barack Obama following the racist violence in Virginia at the weekend has become the most liked tweet of all time.
More than 3 million people have like the post, which quoted Nelson Mandela, after the far-right rally in which a woman was killed.
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
Six of the 10 most liked tweets of all time are by Obama, from his personal @BarackObama account and as @POTUS44.
Obama's tweet surpasses Ariana Grande's response to the Manchester terrorist attack in which 22 people were killed after attending her concert in May.