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Ecuadorian president says ‘Heil Hitler’ during a Twitter fight

Rafael Correa’s joke falls flat with some online.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa raised eyebrows on Thursday when he mockingly invoked Hitler during a Twitter fight.

After one user tweeted a quote calling Correa’s regime “fascist,” he responded with the following:
 

Some in Ecuador didn’t share Correa’s sense of humour: