The public request by TV model and personality Chrissy Teigen for the official government account of Democratic President Joe Biden, @POTUS, to stop following her on Twitter has been granted.
The 35-year-old model initially asked Biden to follow her during her January 20 inauguration. She said being one of the few people followed by the account made her feel less able to “flourish” on the microblogging platform.
Teigen was prevented from seeing tweets by former Republican President Donald Trump after criticizing him frequently on social media. Then, in a January 20 tweet marked with Biden’s Twitter personal identifier, Teigen wrote: “Hello @joebiden, I was blocked by the president for four years, can I follow you, please.”
Biden’s presidential Twitter account, @POTUS, started following her later that day. At the time, she was in Washington, DC for Biden’s tenure. Her husband, singer John Legend, sang for the event.
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In response to being followed by the @POTUS account, Teigen wrote via Twitter, “My heart, my God, lmao, I can finally see the president’s tweets and they probably won’t be confused.” In two separate tweets published on the same day, she also wrote, “I should probably never tweet again” and, “A miracle if my potus lasts four full years.”
She was one of about a dozen accounts followed by @POTUS. The others are senior advisers and members of Biden’s administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, press secretary Jen Psaki and White House chief of staff Ronald Klain.
Just a month later, Teigen seemed to have felt the pressure of being one of the few people whose tweets appeared on the president’s official Twitter feed. As a result, she asked Biden to stop following her.
“I tweeted a handful of times since my precious @POTUS to follow, “wrote Teigen in a February 23 tweet.” In order for me to flourish as I do, I must ask you, please, Lord, stop following me. I love you!!! It’s not you, it’s Me!!!!”
I tweeted a handful of times since my treasure @POTUS He follows. In order for me to flourish as I do, I must ask you, please, sir, stop following me. I love you!!! It’s not you, it’s Me!!!!
– chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 23, 2021
Shortly after the @POTUS account stopped following Teigen on Tuesday, she tweeted a series of expletives, adding, “I’m FREE !!!!!!!!!!!!”
Even if the @POTUS account has stopped following Teigen, she will still be able to see your tweets.
Teigen remains one of three artists among the 47 accounts followed by Biden’s personal account, @JoeBiden. The other artists are pop singer Lady Gaga and actress Mariska Hargitay.
Newsweek contacted Teigen’s agent for comment.
In October 2020, Teigen wrote about his experiences with aborting a child. The essay was later shared by former Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.