When Twitchy reminded readers yesterday that President Obama’s Twitter Q&A sessions, whether about Obamacare or climate change, usually take a left-turn into basketball chat. This afternoon, the president sat down at a computer at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, La., and gave it another shot, answering questions tagged #AskPOTUS — and also ignoring questions tagged #AskPOTUS, like this one.
My doctor and I….sorry, my FORMER doctor…would like to know why my premiums have tripled in the past year. #AskPOTUS
— Itsallgood, man (@recoveringlibrl) January 14, 2016
So sorry. Our #AskPotus can only give us #ESPN scores. Long story. He deserves so much rest he feels. https://t.co/eomXRxxpvk
— Anna Teresa Arnold (@HomerWhite) January 14, 2016
President Obama said he was looking for ideas on what we as Americans can accomplish this year and beyond, and he did make it through nine questions. Our favorite, and certainly his, was this query.
https://twitter.com/kool_ant/status/687671251112861696
love em all, but as a bulls fan got to go with mj. in baton rouge, just met lsu freshman ben simmons – will be great https://t.co/Du1gflVYp4
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016
Some guy named Paul Ryan tried to spam the Q&A with loaded political questions but was ignored.
Mr. President, when are you going to present a plan to defeat #ISIS, as Congress has required — by law — that you do? #AskPOTUS
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) January 14, 2016
What authority do you have to close Gitmo? Even Democrats supported restrictions that you signed into law→ https://t.co/0iBHfMpVQs #AskPOTUS
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) January 14, 2016
Middle class wages are completely stagnant. What is your administration doing about that? https://t.co/rRvDQy875v #AskPOTUS
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) January 14, 2016
Members of the administration assured reporters that the capture of 10 Navy sailors by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard would not be mentioned during the State of the Union address, and that policy applied to the Twitter Q&A as well.
@POTUS can you please explain what our sailors doing? #AskPOTUS pic.twitter.com/hZbp6UovKZ
— Martin (@jusleanica) January 14, 2016
Why didn't the Ayatollah tag you when he posted all those photos of our sailors, barefoot and in hijab, sitting in Iranian prison? #AskPOTUS
— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) January 14, 2016
Sorry everyone, out of time.
Alright everyone, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for the great conversation. i'll be back soon!
— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016
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