Twitter will hand @POTUS to Biden on Inauguration Day, even if Trump doesn't concede
Source: Politico
The presidential @POTUS Twitter handle will automatically transfer to President-elect Joe Biden the moment hes sworn in at noon on Inauguration Day whether or not President Donald Trump has conceded, the company confirmed to POLITICO on Friday.
Same goes for @whitehouse, @VP, @FLOTUS, and a handful other official accounts associated with the presidency.
Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th, 2021, Twitter spokesperson Nick Pacilio said in an email. As we did for the presidential transition in 2017, this process is being done in close consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration.
The handover requires no sharing of information between the outgoing Trump team and incoming Biden team, according to the company. All existing tweets on those accounts will be archived and Twitter will transfer the accounts reset to zero tweets to the Biden White House that day.
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/twitter-trump-transition-biden-potus-438880
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)2naSalit
(85,637 posts)That will be the determining factor when he finally loses it and spontaneously combusts.
LeftInTX
(24,417 posts)JudyM
(29,105 posts)Aaahhh... ☮️
joshcryer
(62,265 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,470 posts)Winning the election is not contingent on the loser conceding.
hwmnbn
(4,277 posts)Fucking OFFICIAL!
mdbl
(4,972 posts)would love to see that.
DeminPennswoods
(15,240 posts)sites should just turn off the capability on that account for "likes", "retweets", etc. and to copy the tweet text or link to it. Trump can post whatever he wants, but the message won't be amplified.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Ruling by tweet has denigrated the office of the presidency. What kind of shit-hole country conducts official business over a social media platform? Trump fired high-ranking government officials over fucking Twitter for God's sake. The office of the presidency of the United States should not provide its gravity and honor to some commercial app. Especially one that has failed to behave responsibly by allowing Trump to violate their rules. Biden/Harris should not use Twitter at all; the office of the Presidency has more dignified and appropriate means of public communication anyway.
Turin_C3PO
(13,574 posts)along with traditional media for official announcements but I do agree that Biden shouldnt and wont use it to pontificate on various matters. Maybe if the Bidens got a new cat or dog or something, they could use Twitter for a light hearted comment but other than a situation like that, yeah, it shouldnt be used.
mdbl
(4,972 posts)on a daily basis. Just assign that to a few aids. LOL I know, it's just a fantasy but it would be so entertaining.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)Just like radio when it first came out and then television. Neither of those mediums are inherently more dignified.
mdbl
(4,972 posts)Journalism was held to a certain standard that for many decades was followed properly. It wasn't until the last 30 years it has gone on a slow swirl down the toilet and social media is just a big free for all for liars and big mouths. The bigger the mouth the more the attention, just like in talk radio.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)thenelm1
(840 posts)It's just not in him. He will go to his grave screaming about how he was robbed. And yes, he is that big of an ass. It's completely inconceivable to him that he was the loser. (Of course he was a loser last time too, except for the EC.) He thinks of himself as gawd's gift to - something.
On the plus side, he at least hasn't taken his whine show on the road to gin up his supporters for mayhem. He's too self-absorbed in his personal wallowing in his self pity-fest to even leave the WH.
trusty elf
(7,341 posts)Cha
(295,519 posts)do that.. Now I Know! Brilliant!
TY hpd!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Trumpy Bears Twitter account and the end of government by tweet or the use of @Potus for anything.
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)That would really hurt.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... after a couple of warnings he will likely be banned from Twitter. He won't be able to control himself.