United States President Barack Obama has been finally 'allowed' on Twitter.
The verified account, with the handle @POTUS, has a bio that reads "Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States."
President Obama tweeted saying he had finally been given his own account after six years in office.
Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
— President Obama (@POTUS) >May 18, 2015The account raked up more than 2,40,000 followers in the hour since his first tweet.
His other account, @BarackObama, is run by the staff of Obama's non-profit organisation, Organising for Action. Tweets directly from the President were signed '-BO'.
The official White House account too welcomed Obama on Twitter, saying it was "really him".
BREAKING: President Obama just launched >@POTUS with a tweet from the Oval Office. It's really him! >#WelcomeToTwitter>https://t.co/oMsgvV55i1
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) >May 18, 2015The account is the official twitter account of the President of the United States. There is already an account for the First Lady, named @FLOTUS.
