Video: The President Tweets from the White House

Posted by Katelyn Sabochik on July 6, 2011 at 5:10 PM EDT

Today, President Obama participated in the first ever Twitter Town Hall at the White House, answering questions from Americans across the country submitted on Twitter using the #AskObama hashtag.

The President kicked off the event with a tweet asking the American public for their ideas on reducing the deficit

 

 You Tweeted

Tens of thousands of questions were tweeted to #AskObama on Twitter about the economy, health care and other important issues. The response was amazing.

Read tweets for #AskObama

 You Chose

Twitter Search algorithms identified the most engaged-with Tweets from your questions and retweets by a panel of seasoned Twitter users with experience discussing the economy.

 The President Answered

Questions were read live to the President by Twitter’s Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey; the questions and @whitehouse summaries were retweeted by @townhall.