Barack Obama FINALLY gets his own Twitter account - and he's pretty excited

Now he and Enda can swap messages more freely.

By Órla Ryan Monday 18 May 2015, 5:52 PM

May 18th 2015, 5:52 PM 14,605 Views 10 Comments

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Image: T5witter

Image: T5witter

IT APPEARS BARACK Obama has been given his own Twitter account, six years into his presidency.

The US President sometimes tweets from the handle @BarackObama but this is usually manned by his staff.

If his first tweet on the new account is anything to go by, he’s pretty excited.

Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) May 18, 2015

Source: President Obama/Twitter

As the handle is @POTUS (President of the United States), he’ll likely have to change it after his successor is elected.

Within hours, he’s managed to rack up an impressive 30,000 followers.

Although no one can tell if he’ll reach the dizzying Twitter heights of Labour TD Seán Kenny:

Eoin, did u collect the eggs
— Sean Kenny (@SeanKennyLabour) March 15, 2013

Source: Sean Kenny TD/Twitter

We can but dream.

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Barack Obama FINALLY gets his own Twitter account - and he's pretty excited

Now he and Enda can swap messages more freely.

Sneaky Obama uses Buzzfeed video to get people to care about health insurance