Obama's Celebration Moment Is Most-Liked Facebook Photo Ever

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Obama's Celebration Moment Is Most-Liked Facebook Photo Ever
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After winning his second term as U.S. President, Barack Obama shared a photo on his Facebook page that quickly became the most Liked photo ever on the social network. The picture shows the president embracing his wife Michelle with the caption: Four more years.

Around 3 a.m. ET, another Facebook page called Facebook + Journalists noted the image had become the most Liked photo in Facebook history: "With more than 2.1 million likes, this Barack Obama photo is the most-liked Facebook photo of all time."

At press time, the photo of the Obamas has more than 3.1 million likes. As Mashable has previously reported, the same photo was shared to Twitter, and subsequently became the most retweeted message of all time on the micro-blog.

Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012

Obama's 649,575-plus retweets crushed the previous record holder Justin Bieber, with 223,401 retweets.

What do you think of the president's social media celebration of his victory? Let us know in the comments.

Image via Facebook, Barack Obama

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