Barack Obama Joins Twitter With POTUS Account

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Six years after his historic election, President Barack Obama finally scored his own Twitter account Monday and he’s posted two tweets @POTUS.

Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account.

— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015

In Camden today, seeing first-hand how smart policing is making the community safer while building trust. pic.twitter.com/3MiWk43c8g

— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015

Within hours, he garnered 1 million followers, and he’s following 65 people, including First Lady Michelle Obama at @Flotus, Chicago sports teams, and government officials, among others. No sign of Malia or Sasha, who are reportedly banned from all forms of social media.

The president has previously been tweeting via @BarackObama, which is run by staff at Organizing for Action and connected to his presidential campaign.

We’re excited for a new personalized social media account from Barack.

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