White House Twitter feed ‘Rickrolled’ a user

The user inferred that the White House’s tweets were dull, so the suits in government responded with an assault on the eyes and ears. Now that’s shock and awe.

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Take a page—or tweet, I suppose—from the White House.

On Wednesday afternoon, Twitter user David Wiggs—a self-described energy tech enthusiast and mediocre golfer—sent this message to @WhiteHouse, which was tweeting about fiscal policy:

This WH correspondence briefing isn’t nearly as entertaining as yesterday’s. #TCOT #WHchatless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyDavid Wiggs
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In response, @WhiteHouse sent this tweet to Wiggs:

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