NBC News actually posted a story this afternoon with the headline, “You Go Girl: Obama Applauds Jenner Bypassing Twitter Record.” While it’s true that Caitlyn Jenner managed to accumulate 1 million Twitter followers in just 4 hours and 3 minutes, breaking the record held by President Obama and his personal @POTUS account, there’s no record of the president “applauding” Jenner’s accomplishment.
Obama applauds Caitlyn Jenner for breaking his Twitter record http://t.co/aBNhPY7ibv pic.twitter.com/kxtcD07Ft7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 2, 2015
@NBCNews hmmm it came from the @BarackObama one not @potus I wonder why?
— Katie "Red Pickle" Jerkovich (@redsoutrage) June 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/R_U_Srs/status/605833172455022592
Good point. It might seem trivial, but we were keeping an eye on the president’s Twitter accounts yesterday fully expecting him to weigh in on the Caitlyn Jenner phenomenon, and none of his accounts “applauded” Jenner for breaking his record, nor even mentioned it.
A tweet from @BarackObama, run by the group Organizing for Action, did declare, “It takes courage to share your story.” Much more effusive was a tweet by Valerie Jarrett, which was retweeted by @WhiteHouse.
Nice to meet you, @Caitlyn_Jenner. The brave choice to live as your authentic self is a powerful example to so many. https://t.co/Hbh3atbUOy
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 1, 2015
What about @POTUS, the account from which the president himself solicited and personally answered questions on climate change like, “Can JR Smith out shoot Steph Curry and lead the Cavs to a championship?” and “The climate is great, how do you feel about the firing of coach Tom Thibodeau?” There’s no mention there of Jenner at all, let alone “applause.”
It’s a question people have been asking for years: Why has Twitter “verified” @barackobama when the account isn’t run by Barack Obama? Fortunately, Valerie Jarrett was there today to help clear things up.
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@POTUS welcomes civil rights leader Diane Nash to White House today after being honored last night by @fordstheatre! pic.twitter.com/miwyP3zEAU
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/_hanadi____/status/605739484982841344
.@_hanadi____ @POTUS is a new channel for the President to engage directly with you on @twitter. The @BarackObama account is run by @OFA.
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 2, 2015
Obama applauds Jenner bypassing his Twitter record? Spokesman Josh Earnest at today’s press briefing said the president enjoyed holding the record while he did, but that’s far from “applause.”
Hey @NBCNews and @POTUS how's 1. China 2. ISIS 3. Russia 4. The Economy 5. A million other things before this.
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) June 2, 2015
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