Some Facebook and Instagram users are now following President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance's pages, despite not following them before the inauguration. Here's why.

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office today amid heightened security measures in Washington, D.C.

Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance. Users surprised to notice Trump and Vance in their feeds already were following the official presidential and vice-presidential Facebook accounts,

After the presidential transition from Joe Biden to Donald Trump that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 20, many people have noticed they’re suddenly following the current president and Vice President JD Vance on social media via their Instagram handles @POTUS and @VP — similar issues have been reported for Trump’s official Facebook account as well.

Social media users, including celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, have been grumbling as they aren't able to unfollow US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and First Lady Melania Trump on Instagram,

Meta is pushing back on claims that Facebook and Instagram users are being forced into following accounts for President Trump and Vice President Vance.