At noon on Friday there was another peaceful transition of power... on Twitter. As President Trump was being sworn into office, Twitter transitioned the official @POTUS handle from Barack Obama (who is now @POTUS44) to the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. President Trump's official Twitter page features his photo and a banner image of Inauguration Day — a flag-draped Capitol building and a sea of supporters waving American flags on a sunny day.
Hold up. Isn't it raining in D.C.?
As several keen-eyed Twitter users pointed out, Trump's exuberant Inauguration Day banner photo is actually from Obama's 2009 inauguration.
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