President Barack Obama has a new Twitter account -- not to be confused with that other one:
Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015
Let's take a look at who he follows:
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In terms of Chicago sports, that's pretty good: He follows the Blackhawks (who are still in the Stanley Cup playoffs), the Bulls (who were eliminated from the playoffs), the White Sox (the pride and joy of Chicago's South Side, Obama's stomping grounds) and the Bears (creators of the Super Bowl Shuffle).
The Chicago Cubs and Sky, however, want some love from POTUS:
@POTUS We're big fans of America. Just saying. #YouMissedATeam
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 18, 2015
@NBCSN @POTUS We wouldn't say unhappy, but we'd be honored to have his support. Perhaps @MichelleObama will influence him! #CubsFan
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 18, 2015
Hey @POTUS after you follow the @Cubs you still have one more Chicago pro team to follow. #ChicagoSports #ChiSky pic.twitter.com/8Gu40r9WcQ
— CHICAGO SKY (@wnbachicagosky) May 18, 2015
To be fair, Obama is a big White Sox fan, so it wouldn't make sense for him to follow the Cubs. That's just how rivalries go. The Chicago Sky, on the other hand, is pretty disappointing. They used a Chris Farley GIF! How do you not follow them after that?
No word yet on whether the Chicago Fire also wants to slide into his DMs.
UPDATE:
Chicago's Big Ten Team welcomes Chicago's own @POTUS to Twitter with an important message: GO 'CATS! #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/xrbsDsf3aA
— #B1GCats (@NU_Sports) May 18, 2015
Now Northwestern University has their own nudge-nudge, wink-wink.