The Biden administration has transitioned to official government Twitter accounts â minus the followers
By Amanda Kaufman Globe Staff,Updated January 20, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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President Biden and Vice President Harris have been sworn into office â and also taken over the official government Twitter accounts.
But Biden and Harris wonât be taking the main government accountsâ followers with them. Theyâve had to start from scratch with their own transition accounts.
Twitter has transfered the tweets, followers, and account history of @PresElectBiden, the account Biden has used since he was elected, to @POTUS. Bidenâs account has just under 1 million followers with 938,800 as of Tuesday afternoon, while the official government account has more than 33 million.