By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/cia-posts-first-tweet Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter CIA posts witty first tweet Nation Jun 6, 2014 3:59 PM EDT We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet. — CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 The Central Intelligence Agency made its Twitter debut today. Although the @CIA handle was created Feb. 24, the intelligence agency waited until June 6 to tweet for the first time. Already the CIA has garnered more than 110,000 followers as the tweet goes viral. The CIA’s bio reads: “We are the Nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet. — CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 The Central Intelligence Agency made its Twitter debut today. Although the @CIA handle was created Feb. 24, the intelligence agency waited until June 6 to tweet for the first time. Already the CIA has garnered more than 110,000 followers as the tweet goes viral. The CIA’s bio reads: “We are the Nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now