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President Obama answered questions about the still-sluggish job market and broader economy in his first-ever Twitter town hall Wednesday.
Sitting at the White House with Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey, Obama took questions from Twitter users, or so-called tweeps, and responded via a live webcast online.
To kick off the event, he sent out a tweet about deficit reduction, perhaps the most pressing issue facing his administration and Congress right now.
"in order to reduce the deficit,what costs would you cut and what investments would you keep - bo," the President wrote.
For about an hour, Obama took questions about jobs, housing, student debt and deficit reduction.
About 140 people sat in the live audience in the White House's East Room, representing the 140 characters allowed in a tweet.
Twitter selected eight "seasoned users" to vet the questions, both in advance and in real time, during the event.
"Neither the President, nor I know the questions that will be asked today," Dorsey said, prior to the event.
Obama is the first U.S. president to use social media including YouTube,
Facebook and Twitter in both his election campaign, and as an acting president.
The Twitter town hall follows a similar Facebook town hall Obama hosted in April.
Source: CNN
Sitting at the White House with Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey, Obama took questions from Twitter users, or so-called tweeps, and responded via a live webcast online.
To kick off the event, he sent out a tweet about deficit reduction, perhaps the most pressing issue facing his administration and Congress right now.
"in order to reduce the deficit,what costs would you cut and what investments would you keep - bo," the President wrote.
For about an hour, Obama took questions about jobs, housing, student debt and deficit reduction.
About 140 people sat in the live audience in the White House's East Room, representing the 140 characters allowed in a tweet.
Twitter selected eight "seasoned users" to vet the questions, both in advance and in real time, during the event.
"Neither the President, nor I know the questions that will be asked today," Dorsey said, prior to the event.
Obama is the first U.S. president to use social media including YouTube,
Facebook and Twitter in both his election campaign, and as an acting president.
The Twitter town hall follows a similar Facebook town hall Obama hosted in April.
Source: CNN