Douglas Emhoff Gets The First Ever 'Second Gentleman' Account On Twitter
As the White House gets ready to to welcome Joe Biden and his new staff on January 20 on the Inauguration Day, new social media accounts are being set up and and Vice-president elect Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff has a first time official Twitter account.
As the White House gets ready to to welcome Joe Biden and his new staff on January 20 on the Inauguration Day, new social media accounts are being set up and and Vice-president elect Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff has a first time official Twitter account.
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Kamala Harris has created history after she was elected as the first woman vice-president elect after the US Presidential elections in 2020. Emhoff is a lawyer and saw his account surging ahead in the number of followers after his new official account was set up as @SecondGentleman. He has garnered close to 4.8 lakh followers so far.
Emhoff's bio in the microblogging site reads, 'Future Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Devoted dad. Proud husband to Vice President-elect Harris.'
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I'm so incredibly honored and humbled to be the first @SecondGentleman of the United States. As we countdown to Inauguration Day, I've been doing my homework¡ªand looking to the past for inspiration. pic.twitter.com/bhE7SvCls2
¡ª Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) January 16, 2021
Joe Biden will be taking over as the 46th President of the United States of America on January 20. Several social media accounts will be handed over to him and his staff which include - @POTUS, @PressSec. Biden tweeted from his official handle said that his account @PresElectBiden will automatically transform into the official @POTUS.
Presently, there are no tweets from Emhoff's official Twitter account so far. However, netizens are already looking forward to it. There are also conversations around gender equality and social media users believe this will alter some outdated norms in the society.
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I love the confidence & openness with which @DouglasEmhoff @SecondGentleman is approaching this. What an amazingly positive example for boys & girls (and adults) everywhere. ????
¡ª Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) January 16, 2021
Love this video. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Thinking of the History in that building...but I think the primary reason I became teary eyed is that I am so thankful. So very, very thankful, that decent human beings will once again be in influential positions in DC
¡ª Vicki (@luvMIgreatlakes) January 16, 2021
Wonderful. Thank you @SecondGentleman. Can¡¯t wait to cheer you on in your new position. I know you will shine along with our Queen Madam Vice President @KamalaHarris. I¡¯m so proud. Love you both! pic.twitter.com/b9QqJxhajk
¡ª abigail stern- #KHive #KamalaHarrisMVP (@abigailstern1) January 17, 2021
I haven¡¯t seen any tweets yet but Douglas Emhoff @SecondGentleman already has over 400,000 followers. Gotta love his handle. #genderparity #groundbreaker
¡ª Gloria Feldt (@GloriaFeldt) January 17, 2021
First account I ever started following before it sent a single tweet.
¡ª Then, BAM! It just started snowing sideways! (@Waygood2) January 17, 2021
Those who follow Biden Administration¡¯s current accounts will be notified via alerts to follow the new handles.
