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@BarackObama joins Twitter as @POTUS: Social media reaction

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference after meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and delegations at Camp David in Maryland. In a surprise announcement on Monday, May 18, 2015, coming nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement.
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference after meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and delegations at Camp David in Maryland. In a surprise announcement on Monday, May 18, 2015, coming nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement.
George Kelly, breaking news reporter, East Bay Times. For his Wordpress profile.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)Author
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The chief executive’s unexpected appearance on the social network Monday spurred a range of reactions around the Bay Area and beyond.

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