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The social network is “actively preparing to support the transition of institutional accounts White House Twitter feed on January 20, 2021, ″ spokesman Nick Pacilio told Politico in an email. The process is being carried out in consultation with the National Archive, as it was done in 2017, he said.
As part of the transfer All existing tweets will be archived in @POTUS, as well as in @FLOTUS (the account of the first lady), @VP (that of the Vice President) and other official accounts. The accounts will then be reset to zero tweets and transferred to the new occupant of the White House that day.
Trump, who has yet to admit his November 3 defeat, used Twitter to help build his political brand and later wield the power of the presidency, though for this he mainly uses his personal account, @realDonaldTrump, whose 88 million followers dwarf @POTUS’s 32 million.
The official account has been largely used to retweet Trump’s personal account, as well as that of the White House and other official accounts.
Trump’s frequent habit of abruptly announcing decisions and new policies on the social network has sparked long-standing criticism of governing via tweet.
But Twitter has also been under pressure, especially in recent months, to limit the president’s use of the platform to spread misinformation and conspiracy theories, which has also drawn criticism. This week, Senator Ted Cruz scolded the director of the social network for what he considered a favor to Biden during the election campaign.
Since the election, the network has put warning labels on many Trump tweets that it continues to insist, despite evidence to the contrary, that he won the election and that Biden’s victory is due to massive fraud.
Biden, for his part, is a much more measured Twitter user. He has sent fewer than 7,000 tweets to his 19 million followers, compared to 58,000 for Trump..
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