He’s the leader of the free world and an unabashed Crackberry addict, but he can’t figure out…Twitter?!

U.S. President Barack Obama admitted to being Twitter-shy because he’s too clumsy to type on the phone, during a conversation with a group of students in Shanghai.

Some of our most beloved social media networks, including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are blocked or censored by the Chinese government, which sparked an inquiry from one of the students about whether they should be able to use Twitter freely.

Obama’s reply?  “Well, first of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter.  My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone.”

Funny, for a president who was so widely lauded for his integration of social media in last year’s campaign.

-Jessica