Sweeney copies Obama coronavirus tweet

Senate President Steve Sweeney has deleted a tweet that copied the same wording as one former President Barack Obama two hours earlier.

At 3:09 PM, Obama tweeted: “Not everybody can stay home, and we owe a big debt of gratitude to health professionals, transit and airport workers, first responders, and everyone keeping our communities going. Leaders have to step up to support people whose lives and livelihoods take a hit in the weeks ahead.”

Sweeney tweeted the same thing at 5:09 PM: “Not everybody can stay home, and we owe a big debt of gratitude to health professionals, transit and airport workers, first responders, and everyone keeping our communities going.”

Sweeney did not use the second sentence of Obama’s tweet.