Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen’s public request for Democratic President Joe Biden’s official government account, @POTUS, to stop following her on Twitter, has been granted.
The 35-year-old model initially asked Biden to follow her during his inauguration on January 20. She said she was one of the few people to be followed by the account, which made her feel less good about “thriving” on the microblogging platform.
Teigen had been blocked from seeing tweets from former Republican President Donald Trump after regularly criticizing him on social media. So in a January 20th tweet tagged with Biden’s personal Twitter handle, Teigen wrote, “Hi @joebiden I’ve been banned by the president for four years now, can I get a follow plz.”
Biden’s presidential Twitter account, @POTUS, started following her later that day. At the time, she was in Washington, DC for Biden’s inauguration. Her husband, singer John Legend, sang for the event.
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Commenting on being followed by the @POTUS account, Teigen wrote via Twitter, “My heart, oh my god lmao, I can finally see the president’s tweets and they probably won’t fall out of the blue.” In two separate tweets published on the same day, she also wrote, “I would probably never tweet again,” and “A miracle if following my potus lasts the full four years.”
She was one of about a dozen accounts followed by @POTUS. The others are all senior aides and members of Biden’s administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Press Secretary Jen Psaki, and White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain.
Barely a month later, Teigen seemed to have felt the pressure to be one of the few people whose tweets appeared in the president’s official Twitter feed. As a result, she asked Biden to stop following her.
“I’ve tweeted a handful of times since my dear one @POTUS Next, “Teigen wrote in a Feb. 23 tweet.” In order for me to bloom like me, I must ask you to please stop following my lord. I love you!!! It’s not you, it’s me !!!! “
I’ve tweeted a handful of times since my dear one @POTUS as a sequel to. In order for me to flourish as I do, I must ask you, Lord, please unfollow me. I love you!!! It’s not you, it’s me !!!!
– chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 23, 2021
Shortly after the @POTUS account dropped Teigen on Tuesday, she tweeted a string of swear words, adding, “I’m FREE !!!!!!!!!!!!”
Even though the @POTUS account hasn’t followed Teigen anymore, she can still see his tweets.
Teigen remains one of three entertainers among 47 accounts, followed by Biden’s personal account, @JoeBiden. The other entertainers are pop singer Lady Gaga and actress Mariska Hargitay.
Newsweek contacted Teigen’s agent for comment.
In October 2020, Teigen wrote about her experiences with a miscarriage in a child. The essay was later shared by former Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.