President Barack Obama used his @POTUS Twitter account to take questions from the Internet on Wednesday afternoon.
Hello from Nashville! I'll be answering your questions on health care and the Affordable Care Act at 3:30pm ET. Tweet yours using #AskPOTUS.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
And as is the case with Twitter-based Q&As, some questions were on topic – health care – and some veered into an often awesome “other” category. Here’s a look at some of the president’s #AskPOTUS answers and some of the questions and highlights that he didn’t quite take on:
President Obama doing a Twitter Q&A right now! #AskPOTUS pic.twitter.com/cvWCKqoiyo
— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) July 1, 2015
Alright, let's do this. Ready to answer your health care questions. Keep 'em coming with #AskPOTUS. pic.twitter.com/wK8RDF2H0i
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
we need to encourage states to take advantage of medicaid expansion; could insure 4 mil more people in 22 states! https://t.co/S9RlkVB1An
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
not true - like last year, insurers request premium hikes, but must be approved; expect final increases to be less https://t.co/WfJI2AOLkP
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
congratulations! hope you guys are getting sleep. nothing beats babies! https://t.co/ymGM0HARad
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
now's time to encourage states that held off for political reasons to do the right thing; contact state officials! https://t.co/QqUY3S9MoC
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
EX-IM bank helps US companies export; that means good paying american jobs. optimistic that congress gets it done. https://t.co/UeBhgiL64B
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
there's a hardship exemption; fine only applies to folks who can afford insurance but choose not to. https://t.co/XWFEKbZCaT
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
was listening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning. https://t.co/1DP6CRdwlm
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
pushing to make 2 yrs comm college free; permit refinancing on student loans; push colleges to keep tuition low https://t.co/dTbTNDQSII
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
people lack info/turned off by political noise. w court case done, let's focus on getting people signed up. https://t.co/vFCDgMXSE9
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
butler's a great player on o and d; let's sign him up long term. go bulls! https://t.co/IqbyUmcbmJ
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
Gotta go, but this was fun. Let's keep the health care conversation going - share how the #ACAWorks for you or your family.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
