President Donald Trump will lose control of the official @POTUS Twitter account ― which he uses to retweet his conspiracy theories and vitriol ― on Jan. 20, President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day. “Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th, 2021,” Twitter spokesperson Nick Pacilio said in a statement to CNN. Trump will retain control of his personal @realDonaldTrump account, which he frequently uses to spew conspiracy theories, share inflammatory content and launch vitriolic attacks. Trump has used his personal @realDonaldTrump handle since the 2020 election to promote baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud to his 88.9 million followers. Since October, it has retweeted dozens of posts from Trump’s personal account and the official White House’s handle, and one single tweet from the outgoing president’s daughter and adviser, Ivanka Trump.

Source: Huffington Post November 21, 2020 09:12 UTC