![]() ![]() There is no official archive of Trump’s personal Twitter account, something he used constantly during his presidency to make major policy announcements, rally his supporters, attack his opponents and even fire staff. The Twitter blog makes no mention of Trump’s personal account, which was permanently banned last week after Twitter determined that the president was attempting to incite violence. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Gift SAN FRANCISCO President Biden became. ![]() It’s unclear why the same won’t take place this time, but it’s possible Trump’s team may have refused to extend the same courtesy to Biden after a series of tumultuous challenges by the outgoing President, who still refuses to acknowledge Biden’s victory. EST President-elect Joe Biden during a sending-off event in Wilmington, Del. During the last transition from Obama to Trump, the outgoing president’s staff insisted Trump’s account should inherit Obama’s 13 million followers from his presidential account. Tweets from Trump’s accounts for example will be archived under the inactive account. Like it did with Obama’s account, Twitter said it will transfer official accounts to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for archival purposes. This could mean on inauguration day the account may end up starting with more followers than the account. Vice President-elect’s had more followers (5.1 million) Friday than the 640,000 followers the account. So I want to urge all Americans, especially our nation’s leaders, regardless of party, to honor the electoral process and do your part to encourage a smooth transition of power, just as sitting presidents have done throughout our history.Responding to questions about why Biden’s team would want Twitter followers who might be Trump supporters, Flaherty tweeted, “There's a lot of ~~normal~~ people who follow the President… It's why the account is a public good… It's not a political account, it's the President's account.” The Biden staffer then added that the President-elect “truly couldn't care less about Twitter followers… But he does care about communicating with everyone in the country, whether they agree with him or not.” Surprising Fact There was a steep jump in the number of followers on January. Tweets may be archived: /privacy Text me: (302) 404-0880 wh.gov/resources Joined January 2021 13 Following 31. To pretend that it does, to play along with these groundless conspiracy theories-whether for personal or political gain-is to put our country’s health and security in danger. President Joe Bidens Twitter account had nearly 30.59 million followers. POTUS 46th President of the United States, husband to FLOTUS, proud dad & pop. ![]() Our love of country requires us to respect the results of an election even when we don’t like them or wish it had gone differently-the presidency doesn’t belong to any one individual or any one party. I knew in my heart it was the right thing to do-because our democracy is so much bigger than anybody’s ego. So I welcomed Melania Trump into the White House and talked with her about my experience, answering every question she had-from the heightened scrutiny that comes with being First Lady to what it’s like to raise kids in the White House. But I knew that, for the sake of our country, I had to find the strength and maturity to put my anger aside. That wasn’t something I was ready to forgive. "Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband that had put my family in danger. "I have to be honest and say that none of this was easy for me," she said. ![]()
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