Barack Obama’s New Twitter Account Is Already Too Good Not to Follow

You may have heard by now, President Obama is now on Twitter. Took him long enough! The POTUS sent his first tweet yesterday, and so far the reception on Twitter has been warm and welcoming. 

Just kidding! Obama's presence on Twitter brought out the worst in his most virulent, unashamedly racist troll haters. (Way to represent yourselves, mouthbreathers! #NeverChange) But it also encouraged some actual wit and hilarity which we can actually repeat here.

Anyway, here's the president's first tweet:

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

— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015

Former POTUS Bill Clinton was quick to welcome Obama to Twitter with a transparently opportunistic question.

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Good question, @billclinton. The handle comes with the house. Know anyone interested in @FLOTUS?

— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015

Heh, good one Bill.

Lots of people make the mistake of thinking that once you follow Obama on Twitter you'll have unfettered access to him. Patton Oswalt is already pestering the president with his inane observations. 

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.@POTUS Did you know the guy who plays Immortan Joe in FURY ROAD also played The Toecutter in MAD MAX? It's the same guy!

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 18, 2015

And here's Arianna Huffington, suffering from the same delusion that she's got the president's ear now. 

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Okay, anybody been DM’d by @potus yet?

— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) May 19, 2015

People, none of us are about to become Obama's new best friend, okay? Don't you remember how Twitter works?

Of course you do.

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Well if the #POTUS is anything like me he won't get anything done for the next two weeks. #POTUSFirstTweets#POTUSObama

— Dianne Tipton (@DianneTipton1) May 19, 2015

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Let’s all follow @POTUS and then say he’s outraged Twitter etiquette but not say how, and unfollow him.

— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) May 18, 2015

But apparently Obama knows enough about Twitter to block the meninists.

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Smh wtf @POTUSpic.twitter.com/6T774PHiTW

— Meninist (@MeninistTweet) May 18, 2015

You're next, Piers Morgan.

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"Right, how do I mute Piers Morgan?" pic.twitter.com/YyxmGe00ju

— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) May 18, 2015

Meanwhile, Vice President Biden watches from the shadows.

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Barack has his own Twitter, does he? At last, the final betrayal. pic.twitter.com/sL81NcqWxs

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 19, 2015

Are you going to follow @POTUS?

Image via White House/Twitter