If you search 'a*holes' on Twitter, Donald Trump shows up first
Donald Trump loves Twitter, but the feeling doesn't appear to be mutual.
SEE ALSO: Nearly 70% of Americans would like @realDonaldTrump to please stop tweeting
Search the word "a*holes" on Twitter and the first thing that comes up is President Trump's personal Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump.
Don Amaro, a Twitter user, told Mashable of the discovery, saying he uncovered it when searching for a tweet of his from last year that read "a*holes not welcome to our island."
C'mon guys! Has nobody noticed this on #Twitter?? #humour #alternativefacts #trump pic.twitter.com/W371Yl3YIm
— Don Amaro (@donamaro) January 23, 2017
Amaro works as a social media editor and web administrator and lives on Madeira Island in Portugal.
It appears that Twitter search doesn't solely rely on keywords in the account or description, but rather what is in associated tweets, Amaro said. That leaves the opportunity wide open for users to game the search engine.
We don't know how many users and Twitter employees on quality assurance will be actively choosing to search "a*holes," but it's there.
SEE ALSO: Trump to use personal Twitter account instead of @POTUS, report says
Mashable reached out to Twitter on how this association came to be on the platform.
"Maybe now Trump will stop tweeting after he sees this?" Amaro told Mashable via Twitter private message. "Or even worse ... he'll buy Twitter!!??"
Trump has been debating what he'll do on the platform, which last reported 317 million monthly active users.
"Should I keep the Twitter going?" Trump asked during the Inaugural Ball.
President Trump to supporters: "Should I keep the Twitter going?" https://t.co/VNOAgw8i37 #InauguralBall https://t.co/zskf0Q9Ciq
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2017
As president, he now has control over his personal account @realDonaldTrump, with 21.6 million followers, and @POTUS, with 14.3 million followers.
Since the inauguration, he has been using both accounts. On Monday, he chose to share the exact same tweet.
Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs & national security. Top executives coming in at 9 A.M. to talk manufacturing in America. -DJT
— President Trump (@POTUS) January 23, 2017
Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs and national security. Top executives coming in at 9:00 A.M. to talk manufacturing in America.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2017
Update Jan. 23, 2017, 12:20 p.m. EST: The situation has only gotten worse for @realDonaldTrump. As of Monday afternoon, searching for "assholes" and "a*holes" on Twitter makes Trump's personal account appear as the first result.
When you search "assholes" on Twitter, the first result is Donald Trump. #NotAlternativeFacts #RealFacts pic.twitter.com/JYsx0cYDiY
— Sarah Maloy (@smaloy) January 23, 2017
That was not the case in the morning.