President Barack Obama started a new and exclusive Twitter account with the handle "@POTUS" (short for President of the United States) on Monday. He's had the "@BarackObama" handle for eight years. However, that Twitter handle is being used by the president's staff, according to its latest bio on Twitter, and only tweets signed "-bo" are/were from the president himself.

Former President Bill Clinton was quick to welcome the current commander-in-chief to the social network, and the two enagaged in some cheeky banter on Twitter, much to the delight of their thousands of followers, CNN reports.

According to The Telegraph, the exchange took place after President Obama tweeted with the message "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in they're finally giving me my own account."

Clinton, whose wife, Hillary Clinton, is running for president, was quick to respond to the president's arrival on Twitter. The former president asked if the Twitter handle would stay when Mr. Obama leaves office, using the hashtag #askingforafriend, a not-so-subtle indication of her bid for the White House.

"The handle comes with the house," President Obama wrote, and then added his wife and first lady Michelle Obama into the conversation. "Know anyone interested in @FLOTUS?" according to The International Business Times

Bill Clinton has not yet responded to the tweet. Obama has a very brief but detailed Twitter bio: "Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States. Tweets may be archived: https://wh.gov/privacy." The President also tweeted about the Camden Police Department and shared a picture of his meeting with New Jersey officers about building trust in the community.

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