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Joe Biden Makes First Tweet As 46th President Of America
He continued: “That’s why today, I am heading to the Oval Office to get right to work delivering bold action and immediate relief for American families.”
The newly inaugurated President of America, Joe Biden, on Wednesday tweeted from the @POTUS (President of the United States) account for the first time following the inauguration ceremony, writing: “There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face.”
He continued: “That’s why today, I am heading to the Oval Office to get right to work delivering bold action and immediate relief for American families.”
Also, Vice President, Kamala Harris, has also taken control of @VP account.
Biden became @POTUS on Twitter slightly before noon on Wednesday. But unlike four years ago, when President Trump took over the handle, Biden won’t keep the account’s current followers.
He took over the account Wednesday with more than 955,000 followers, those who had followed his transition account in the last week. Trump’s POTUS account became @POTUS45 at the same time.
The previous followers of the POTUS account will get a notification about the transfer with the option to follow Biden’s POTUS account if they wish. Twitter users who follow his transition account, @PresElectBiden, will automatically follow the new POTUS account.
According to report, Biden’s Digital Director, Rob Flaherty, called Twitter’s transition plan “profoundly insufficient” in a tweet last week.
“They’re bending themselves over backwards to break with the 2017 protocol they set on the transfer of accounts, and also breaking with every other social platform in providing the new administration a follower base,” he added.
The move of accounts between administrations is just one of a broader digital transition among social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube taking place as Biden becomes the 46th President Wednesday.
The social media companies will hand over the keys to the White House accounts to the Biden administration after archiving them on Inauguration Day, ushering in what is expected to mark a different tone and cadence of the accounts after the past four years.
The Biden administration took over the @POTUS account on Twitter, as well as @WhiteHouse, @VP, @FLOTUS and @PressSec. On Facebook, the administration took over accounts for the White House and POTUS, and on YouTube they will inherit the White House channel.