When President Joe Biden gained access to the official @POTUS Twitter account on Wednesday, he followed only 12 users – one of whom was Chrissy Teigen.
The author of the Wake Up to Politics newsletter, Gabe Fleisher, was the first to point out that Biden had followed Teigen alongside several of his aides, Vice President Kamala Harris, the second gentleman Doug Emhoff, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and White, English and Spanish-speaking officer Accounts of the house.
“The official @POTUS account now follows 11 people – all of them Biden’s advisors or accounts and then @chrissyteigen,” wrote Fleisher, attaching screenshots. It appears that Biden later followed an additional account affiliated with the White House, making the total count of 12, but kept Teigen among his users in a row.
The Official @POTUS account now follows 11 people – all of them Biden’s aides or accounts, and then @chrissyteigen. pic.twitter.com/XyaQ6rVBei
– Gabe Fleisher (@ WakeUp2Politics) January 21, 2021
In reaction to Fleisher’s tweet, Teigen wrote: “OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!” adding: “my heart, my God, lmao, I can finally see the president’s tweets and they probably won’t be confused”.
my heart oh my god lmao i can finally see the president’s tweets and they probably won’t be confused
– chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 21, 2021
Biden’s action was probably prompted by a tweet posted by Teigen on Wednesday morning, in which she wrote: “Hello, @joebiden, I was blocked by the president for four years, can I follow?”
Hi @Joe Biden I was blocked by the president for four years, can I join you, please
– chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 20, 2021
In fact, Teigen was blocked by former President Donald Trump in July 2017. In response to a tweet from Trump saying, “It is very sad that Republicans, even some who were carried on my back, do very little to protect their president. , ”Teigen wrote:“ Lolllll nobody likes you ”. Teigen then shared a few days after Trump blocked it as a result of his response.
Biden follows Teigen when her husband, John Legend, performs at Biden’s inaugural “Celebrating America” concert on Wednesday night. Teigen traveled to Washington, DC for the event, along with her and Legend’s children.
Teigen, who revealed his decision to sober up at the end of December, shared a family photo at the Washington Monument earlier in the day, writing: “Our asses ran up the stairs for this photo. just incredible to be here. sober. I know it’s strange, but it’s like … a different world for me. everything is new and better. very happy. the happiest, very happy. “
ran our asses up the stairs for this photo. just incredible to be here. sober. I know it’s strange, but it’s like … a different world for me. everything is new and better. very happy. the happiest, very happy pic.twitter.com/kdbp9A8ocE
– chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 20, 2021