Biden to receive @POTUS Twitter account on Jan.20 even if Trump does not concede, company says

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A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the tech giant is “actively preparing to support the transition of institutional White House Twitter accounts on January 20, 2021,” which also includes @White House, @VP, @FLOTUS, and a number of other official accounts. The process is done in consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration.

Twitter also confirmed that staff members will meet with representatives of the Biden-Harris transition team in the coming months to review how the new administration plans to use its government-linked accounts.

The @POTUS account has over 32 million subscribers and will provide Biden with another way to connect with the public during his tenure. Current tweets posted during the Trump administration will be archived and the account will be reset to zero tweets.

Trump has so far refused to concede the presidential race to Biden, though Biden was expected to be the winner with 306 electoral college votes and would still get the @POTUS account in about two months.

The president relied much more on his own personal account, which has nearly 89 million followers. His Twitter activity came under scrutiny after the presidential election, as he uses the platform to post misleading and false information about voter fraud, much of which has been branded as disinformation.

While Trump’s posts will face more rigorous scrutiny from Twitter when he steps down and loses the platform’s protections for world leaders, he will continue to have a broad platform through his account to maintain its high position in the country’s politics, a tool that could remain powerful. Should he choose to run for a second term in 2024.