Politics | first lady Michelle Obama First Lady Sends First Tweet Michelle Obama promotes project to help military families By Dustin Lushing Posted Oct 21, 2011 4:36 PM CDT Copied First Lady Sends First Tweet The first lady joins the world of tweeters. (YouTube) First lady Michelle Obama sent out her first tweet ever this week while attending the World Series in St. Louis, reports USA Today. "Military families serve our nation too," it reads. "Let's all show our appreciation by #JoiningForces with them. Get involved: JoiningForces.gov." The tweet was signed simply, "mo". The short communiqué was released into the Twittersphere from the @joiningforces account, the Twitter handle of the first lady's project to aid military families. Obama logged on from a laptop within a room at Busch Stadium. "So this is how you tweet, huh?" she said before hitting the button. Read These Next The 'Great Housing Reset' is apparently on its way. Family outing on tour boat ends in terror. Travel writer Rick Steves ends 2025 on the heroes list. JonBenet Ramsey's dad hasn't given up hope in case just yet. See 1 photo Report an error