Some celebrities and important people may have their secretary post on their Twitter accounts–U.S. President Barrack Obama on Twitter, actually post his own Tweets to his followers. Thereby, you can be assured that you are actually corresponding with the official US president!
In his new adventure into social media, President Obama has gained close to two million followers since getting his own Twitter account, which has a handle of @POTUS, which stands for President of the United States. Plus, his icon for his messages will be a photo of the 50th anniversary of the march for civil rights in Selma, Alabama.
The White House says that the president will control his own Twitter account, not someone in his backroom. His wife, Michelle, also has a Twitter account and her handle is @FLOTUS. This stands for First Lady of the United States.
Obama On Twitter Account to Engage with US Citizens
The White House assures Obama’s Twitter followers that Obama on Twitter account will also be the one directly communicating with everyone, and thus making his the presidential administration that has been the most open and hands-on in US history.
So far, President Obama has followed 65 other Twitter accounts in his social media adventure, including some sports teams in Chicago, and the US ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power. This @POTUS account is designed to be Obama’s personal Twitter account, so some wonder if the handle will be passed on when he leaves office, but so far that decision has not been made, though the president said that he is likely to transfer it to the next US president.
Other Presidential Related Twitter Accounts
Besides the account President Obama himself is now using, there is also another Twitter account, @BarackObama, which is not written by the president, but is done by his staff on the Organizing for Action Group, and it has 60 million or so followers. Even so, President Obama occasionally is said to actually put a Tweet onto this account, and if so, it will be signed with the signature of “bo.” So, if you want to talk to U.S President, tweet to Barack Obama on Twitter account that is actually his very own now. It has become one of the millions of people in the world living the social media adventure by tweeting on Twitter.
