In Less than 12hrs, President Obama Official Twitter Account Generates 1.4Million Followers with His First Tweet

President Obama Yesterday sent out his first official tweet with his verified account of the President of the United State, @POTUS Twitter handle.

And you do know what!? In the position that he currently occupies as the first citizen of the United State, his Twitter account at his first tweet generated 1.4million followers within 12hrs.

Here is what his first official tweet looks like;

“Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years on, they’re finally given me my account”

Four hours later, his second tweet came on about his visit to New Jersey, followed later by his third which was in responds to tweet he received from the former president of the United State, President Bill Clinton.

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But it might surprise you to note that President Obama with his @POTUS Twitter handle follows only 65 Twitter account holders which mostly include members of his cabinet, some popular sport team from his home town Chicago and prominent White-House officials, but without any foreign leader.

According to White House, Obama official Twitter account will serve as an avenue through which the president can reach directly to American people with his tweets.