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"I heard about that. I thought it was a pretty cheap stunt myself."

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Obama Calls Ellen DeGeneres Oscar Tweet "Pretty Cheap Stunt" To Break His Retweet Record

<blockquote class="tweet"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhxWutnCEAAtEQ6.jpg"/><a class="screen-name url"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/421402074153091072/fL_dFiNk_normal.jpeg"/>Ellen DeGeneres@TheEllenShow</a><a class="follow">Follow</a>If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars<a class="view-details">10:06 PM - 2 Mar 14</a><a class="reply-action twt-intent">Reply</a><a class="retweet-action twt-intent">Retweet</a><a class="favorite-action twt-intent">Favorite</a></blockquote>

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Obama Calls Ellen DeGeneres Oscar Tweet "Pretty Cheap Stunt" To Break His Retweet Record

Speaking on Ellen DeGeneres' show Thursday, President Obama called DeGeneres' widely retweeted Oscar tweet "a pretty cheap" stunt, acknowledging his record for retweets of a tweet.

The tweet went viral during the Oscars when DeGeneres tweeted the link during the show.

Previously, this tweet following Obama's re-election had the record for the most retweets on Twitter.