Trump Takes Over @POTUS Twitter Account

By Tierney Sneed

January 20, 2017 12:15 p.m.

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President Donald Trump took over the @POTUS Twitter account almost immediately after he was sworn into office Friday. The tweets of former President Obama — who is now at @POTUS44 — have been wiped clean, and Trump is starting with a new follower count too.

First Lady Melania Trump also took over the @FLOTUS account from former First Lady Michelle Obama. The White House’s official account switched over as well.

And now @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/7OIieMDj2k

— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) January 20, 2017

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Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) is a D.C.-based investigative reporter. She focuses on voting rights and previously covered health care for TPM.

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circusmax says:

January 20, 2017

It just ended after about 15 minutes.

We’re at the point that we’re going to need to FACT CHECK an inaugural address.
phillydave says:

January 20, 2017

Even more important than the nuclear codes.
sherron says:

January 20, 2017

My heart is breaking.
wintermoon says:

January 20, 2017

“Tweets may be archived”? Unless I’m mistaken, they must be archived. Unless the great orange one is going to erase this evidence, too.
zd123 says:

January 20, 2017

not just that…the White House web site too–from the NYTimes:

The White House’s exposition on the threat of climate change and efforts to combat it? Gone.

In its place, An America First Energy Plan:“For too long, we’ve been held back by burdensome regulations on our energy industry. President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule. Lifting these restrictions will greatly help American workers, increasing wages by more than $30 billion over the next 7 years.”