Barack Obama Gets Own Twitter Account, Follows All Major Chicago Sports Teams Except The Cubs

(CBS) President Barack Obama on Monday finally launched his own Twitter account -- @POTUS -- and as it pertains to Chicago sports, this is kind of a big deal.

Why? Because Obama -- who still owns a home in Chicago and cut his political teeth in Illinois -- is following the official accounts White Sox, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks. Who isn't he following? The Cubs.

And the Cubs have noticed.

This slight comes as the Cubs have had a quality start to the season. Their recent six-game winning streak has helped them improve to 21-16, good for second place in the NL Central.

The reason for Obama not following the Cubs could be because he's a White Sox fan. Or for the conspiracy theorists, it could be because the patriarch of the Ricketts family that owns the Cubs is Joe Ricketts, who is a fierce opponent of Obama's.

Make what you will of it. But just know that Obama and the Cubs can't converse using direct messages on why this is.

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