A man of the people; President Donald Trump’s first tweets come from his personal account

dcnf-2-1Thomas Phippen, DCNF

Donald Trump’s first tweets as president were sent less an hour after he took the oath of office Friday, and came from his personal @realDonaldTrump account, not the official White House @POTUS account.

It appears Trump will use the same account he tweeted from during the campaign, at least initially, than switch to the account set up by the White House in 2015.

The POTUS account, like WhiteHouse.gov, switched over from the former control of President Barack Obama’s administration to the Trump team. The tweets were likely pre-loaded and posted by Trump’s incoming White House staff, as the new president is still involved with inauguration activities.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822501803615014918

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822501939267141634

Trump’s first tweets echoed the populist message from his inaugural address, emphasizing that he intends to put power back into the hands of the people.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822502135233384448

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822502270503972872

Trump tweeted that no Americans will be forgotten.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822502450007515137

Trump repeated the maxim that will guide policy making in his administration: Buy American and hire American.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822502601304526848

Meanwhile, the @POTUS account remains unused, but has already gained nearly 4 million followers in the hour since the control switched over to Trump’s team.

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