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Video: The President Tweets from the White House

Summary: 
The President kicks off the Twitter Town Hall with a tweet asking the American public for their ideas on reducing the deficit. Check out the video and the tweet.

Watch the President tweet here.

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.

@WhiteHouse in order to reduce the deficit, what costs could you cut and what investments would you keep -bo