There's a new sheriff in town.
Barack Obama was one of the most articulate presidents we've seen but that era is over. We now live in a world with Trump as president and we will have to wait a bit to see what that means for us. But the new president in town had his first major gaffe when he tweeted: “I am honered to serve you, the great American People, as your 45th President of United States.” Trump was quick to delete the tweet but by then people had noticed.
Not that this was his first mistake and earlier the POTUS Twitter cover picture seemed to have a photograph from Barack Obama’s inaugural address. We guess this the new normal. God bless America.
Donald Trump made sure to tweet again but everyone already noticed.
US President Donald Trump has apparently traded in his Android phone for a secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service with a new number that few people possess. Trump has been well-known for using Android phones; plenty of his tweets have suggested he prefers the platform when posting messages on-the-go. The change is akin to when former President Barack Obama had to give up his personal BlackBerry before entering the White House, though he has been known to continue carrying the device throughout his presidency.
The switch from Android to a secure smartphone also comes with the Secret Service requesting Trump stop using his own airplane and adopt the more-secure Air Force One jet. "This week, he was forced to abandon his cherished 'Trump' 757 for an Air Force jet, and, according to people close to the transition, he has traded in his Android phone for a secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service with a new number that few people possess," The New York Times reported.
Earlier, the US Interior Department was ordered to shut down its official Twitter accounts indefinitely after the National Park Service, that manages all national parks in the country, shared tweets about low turnout during President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. The first tweet noted the new president's relatively small inaugural crowd compared to the number of people former president Barack Obama drew to the National Mall when he was sworn into office in 2009. The second tweet noted several omissions of policy areas on the new White House website. A Park Service employee retweeted both missives yesterday, the Washington Post reported.
"All bureaus and the department have been directed by incoming administration to shut down Twitter platforms immediately until further notice," said an email circulated to Park Service employees.
The email described the stand-down as an "urgent directive" and said social media managers must shut down the accounts "until further directed," the Post reported.
Interior department has dozens of official Twitter accounts at its multiple offices and 10 bureaus, which include the Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Geological Survey.
As Trump's inauguration ceremony got underway yesterday, a Park Service employee involved in social media officially retweeted a tweet from New York Times reporter Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) that pictured the crowd at Obama's inauguration next to gathering on the Mall.
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