Obama To Host First Twitter Town Hall Meeting

Obama To Host First Twitter Town Hall Meeting
|
Open Image Modal

Twitter, together with the White House, announced Thursday morning that President Obama will be hosting a town hall meeting on Twitter.

The town hall, the first of its kind and a major win for Twitter, will take place on Wednesday, July 6th at 2 PM ET. President Obama will be answering questions related to the economy and jobs via live webcast, according to a tweet from the White House.

This marks the latest in a series of town hall meetings held by the White House that use social media as a platform for a Q & A with the President. Most recently, Obama held town halls that were hosted by and broadcasted on Facebook and YouTube, with questions solicited from the sites' users.

Earlier this month, Barack Obama vowed to begin to tweet personally leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election. You can follow Barack Obama on Twitter at @BarackObama, where he'll be marking tweets he sent himself with the signature "- BO".

Submit a question for Obama's upcoming Twitter town hall by tweeting a question that includes the hashtag #AskObama.

Obama's answers will be live streamed on AskObama.Twitter.com next week. You can follow the live discussion on Twitter here, or get more updates from @TownHall on Twitter.

Our 2024 Coverage Needs You

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.

Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we'll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can't find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.

to keep our news free for all.

Support HuffPost