Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

SCIENCE

First Lady Michelle Obama Signs on to Twitter

By NewsCore
Published | Updated
9d5f876c-

First Lady Michelle Obama is getting her tweet on. (Reuters)

First Lady Michelle Obama joined Twitter Thursday and quickly gained over 100,000 followers in just a few hours.

The account, which has the username @michelleobama, will be managed by President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign staff, but any postings written by the wife of the president will be signed "-mo."

Soon after the account was created, the president's Twitter account gave a shout out to the first lady.

"It's not every day we get to welcome the First Lady of the United States to Twitter -- happy to have you," read a posting from Obama's account, which is also managed by his 2012 campaign staff.

In her first tweet, the first lady wrote, "Hi, everyone, and thanks for the warm welcome. Look forward to staying in touch with you here. -mo."

Prolific tweeters like former California First Lady Maria Shriver and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres were also quick to welcome Michelle Obama to the Twittersphere.

"I love that you're on Twitter @michelleobama! Finally a forum to discuss the important topics with you. Have you been watching The Bachelor?" DeGeneres joked.