Tony Abbott mocked for bizarre tweet congratulating engaged daughter
Frances Abbott revealed yesterday that she is engaged to a man she started dating two weeks ago.
And now her father, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, has been mocked online for his tweet congratulating her.
It took Tony two tweets to get his point across, leading many to question why the Warringah Member couldn’t fit it all into Twitter's new 280 character limit.
Really thrilled at the news of Francie and Sam’s engagement. 1/2
— Tony Abbott (@TonyAbbottMHR) November 20, 2017
We are very proud of her and the Abbotts are looking forward to welcoming Sam into the family. 2/2
— Tony Abbott (@TonyAbbottMHR) November 20, 2017
“Really thrilled at the news of Francie and Sam’s engagement.1/2,” he posted to his 29,700 followers.
“We are very proud of her and the Abbotts are looking forward to welcoming Sam into the family.2/2”
People immediately began question why Tony had decided to put his congratulations in two tweets instead of one.
“Why.......... is this in 2 tweets?” one person wrote underneath the tweet.
“Great use of 280 characters,” another commenter said.
“I'm beyond certain this could have all fit in one tweet,” a Twitter user said.
“Testing testing 1/2 1/2” a follower of Tony’s said.
The former Prime Minister’s tweet came just hours after Frances announced on Instagram that has got engaged to Olympic rower Sam Loch.
“Two weeks was all it took to know that forever with you was a mighty fine idea,” she wrote.
Her new fiancé, Sam Loch, is a 34-year-old Australian Olympic rower, who also took to his Instagram account to reveal the happy news.
Why.......... is this in 2 tweets?
— Neville (@1FightingIrish) November 20, 2017
Great use of 280 characters
— David Barden (@davefbarden) November 20, 2017
I'm beyond certain this could have all fit in one tweet
— Tony Romero (@280kmh) November 20, 2017
Why.......... is this in 2 tweets?
— Neville (@1FightingIrish) November 20, 2017
“With the soon to be Mrs Loch,” he wrote alongside a snap of the pair.
Just a few weeks ago Frances gave an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, where she described herself as “so single”.
“I always describe myself as ‘so single’, because that’s how single I am,” she said.
“Like, very, very single. But I also think it’s probably the best time to compete, because I don’t have a guy saying, ‘Let’s go get some dinner!’”.
However, it’s likely the duo bonded over their love for fitness, with Frances having recently competed in a bodybuilding competition and Sam also a keen weight lifter.
The 26-year-old personal trainer, took part in both the 'first timer' and 'sports model' categories at the Australian ICN Victorian State Titles competition in September.
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