Biden Twitter account 'starts from zero' with no Trump followers
Pre-Advanced US president-elect Joe Biden has been given his new official presidential Twitter account, but has been forced to start it with zero followers.
The Biden campaign is unhappy with the move, which marks a change from the previous transition from Barack Obama.
The new account, @PresElectBiden, will transform into the official @POTUS (President of the United States) one on inauguration day on 20 January.
In its first six hours online it gained nearly 400,000 followers.
Mr Biden’s own account has 24 million followers.
His team has also registered new accounts – @FLOTUSBiden for the future first lady, Jill Biden, and for the first time, @SecondGentleman, for Ms Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff.
‘Start from zero’
Donald Trump inherited the Potus account’s 13 million or so followers when it moved to him from Mr Obama – but that will not happen this time.
Mr Biden’s team was told about the move less than a month ago, and said it meant “the administration will have to start from zero”.
Today's Vocabulary
1. followers (adj)
false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false
2. circulated (v)
to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another
2. circulated (v)
to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another
2. circulated (v)
to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another
2. circulated (v)
to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another
QUESTIONS
- Do you think it’s moral to sell your private life to the media?
- Do you think that there are times when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?
- If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?
- Would you like to be famous? Why ?
DISCUSSION
- Do you think it’s moral to sell your private life to the media?
- Do you think that there are times when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?
- If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?
- Would you like to be famous? Why ?
