Joe Biden’s @POTUS Twitter Account Passes 5 Million Mark in First Day
Biden’s account didn’t inherit Trump’s followers, though Trump inherited the followers of former President ObamaLindsey Ellefson | January 21, 2021 @ 11:38 AM
Last Updated: January 21, 2021 @ 11:41 AM
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President Joe Biden’s official @POTUS Twitter account is up to 5.4 million followers as of Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET. As previously reported, it started with 0 followers Wednesday afternoon when he took over the presidency from Donald Trump and, so, took over the account on Twitter.
Users who followed @POTUS and @WhiteHouse during Trump’s administration were sent a notification asking if they’d like to follow Biden’s accounts moving forward. The tweets associated with the Trump-era White House have been archived at @POTUS45 and @WhiteHouse45.