Obama Sends First Tweet Ever

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» by Danielle Canada January 19, 2010, 13:18pm

President Barack Obama sent out his very first post on Twitter Monday while visiting the American Red Cross headquarters in D.C.

The President was there with First Lady Michelle Obama to visit the organizers of a major relief effort in Haiti when he tweeted from the Red Cross's Twitter account saying,

“President Obama and the First Lady are here visiting our disaster operation center right now.”


The Red Cross confirmed that the commander in chief personally posted the tweet saying that “he pushed the button himself.”

He does not personally update his @BarackObama Twitter account.

The President and the First Lady were there to offer their support for the disaster operation center. The President encouraged the Red Cross staff saying,

“We're just here to say 'thank you' for the great work you're doing.”


No word on when he'll visit Haiti to see the damage firsthand.

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