Joe Biden Sends First Vice-Presidential Tweet
From the archive: published Jul 5, 2011, 15 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Vice President Joe Biden- partially known for his verbal gaffes, providing an interesting contrast to the more eloquent Commander in Chief- is taking his schtick to Twitter.
Which naturally prompts the question- is Twitter the best vehicle for the notoriously conversationally-clumsy VP? While political Twittering will probably be haunted by the spectre of Weinergate for some time, it appears Biden may not pose too much of a risk to himself or others using the microblogging service- tweets will be staff posted, according to the Christian Science Monitor , and likely vetted if not entirely composed by underlings.
Biden’s first tweet on July 4th even included a shout out to the official White House Twitter account:
VP & Dr. B hope you take time to think about our troops & military families this Independence Day, Happy 4th from OVP! @JoiningForces
Biden has yet to tweet again, but the account will chronicle his travels and some behind the scenes everyday Biden gossip. Are you following @VP over on Twitter?