The White House Is Now Using Facebook Messenger So You Can Chat With Obama

Introducing the first presidential chatbot

If you've ever thought of writing a letter to the president but were too lazy to swing by the post office, the process just got a whole lot easier.

The White House has launched a chatbot for Facebook Messenger that lets any of the more than 1 billion users on the messaging app to send a note to President Barack Obama.

Through the automated messaging platform—which dozens of brands have used since Facebook first debuted it earlier this year—Messenger users will be able to send Obama a missive of their own, which the administration says will be read along with the other

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