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12 of the quickest reactions to Barack Obama joining Twitter

Welcome to Twitter POTUS.

May 18th 2015, 7:22 PM 6,836 Views 0 Comments

BARACK OBAMA JOINED Twitter, for real this time.

After six years, Obama has finally been given his own Twitter account. While he sometimes tweets from @BarackObama, it’s mostly the work of his staff and campaign team.

Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) May 18, 2015

Source: President Obama/Twitter

He already has 685k followers after just three hours on the site.

Of course, Twitter was all over this new development, welcoming him with open arms… and plenty of jokes.

1. The first tweet that never was

Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. Didn't expect this to be his first tweet. pic.twitter.com/oKHtPXC4WG
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) May 18, 2015

Source: James Martin/Twitter

2.

great first tweet from @POTUS pic.twitter.com/an2lODZ7kt
— Serenity Discko (@serenitydiscko) May 18, 2015

Source: Amber/Twitter

3. The Sims made the dream come true

Hey @POTUS, welcome to Twitter! We have a suggestion for a new avatar… pic.twitter.com/nIhBmuGK5i
— The Sims (@TheSims) May 18, 2015

Source: The Sims/Twitter

4. But WHY did he get a new Twitter?

.@POTUS having a Twitter account just feels like a Secret Service sting to round up all the crazies who'll make death threats against it
— @hayesbrown.bsky.social (@HayesBrown) May 18, 2015

Source: Hayes Brown/Twitter

5.

Barack Obama getting a Twitter like pic.twitter.com/ZfBpRQmJ9f
— 👁👄👁 (@KaIindaSharmas) May 18, 2015

Source: ∞ No Control ∞/Twitter

6. There were some suggestions

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7. Anyway, why did it take so long?

Six years? Obama, this is the land of the free. You do what YOU want! https://t.co/ASExVu7wGJ
— Calvin Bremer (@calvinbremer) May 18, 2015

Source: Calvin Bremer/Twitter

8. Maybe they didn’t trust him not to screw it up

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9. Or answer questions like this

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10. He might have a plan, though

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11. Maybe he just wanted to be one of the lads

Hey @POTUS – Welcome to Twitter. See you around the neighborhood. –vp pic.twitter.com/iaUVFtQVpk
— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) May 18, 2015

Source: Vice President Biden/Twitter

12. One thing is certain

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12 of the quickest reactions to Barack Obama joining Twitter