Although social media played a significant role in the election of Barack Obama, the President has admitted that he’s never actually used Twitter.
That changed this afternoon though, as Obama “pushed the button” on a tweet for the American Red Cross, whose Twitter account and use of text messaging donations to the tune of more than $20 million has been at the center of the disaster recovery efforts in Haiti.
According to the tweet, the President and the First Lady are currently visiting the organization’s disaster operation center: