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I wonder why it changed today? Only Trump's changed, not Elon's, Vivek's, or RFK Jr.'s as they do not hold any position in government yet. But technically, neither does Trump. This seems notable.
I believe it does because there is a gray checkmark for both "Joe Biden" and "President Biden" accounts. There is also a gray checkmark for the "President Trump 45 Archived" account. So maybe another account will be created called "President Trump 47" with the handle @POTUS (like the President Biden's account currently has).
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Eligible government organizations at the national level may include: Main executive office accounts, agency accounts overseeing specific areas of policy, main embassy and consulate accounts, and parliamentary or equivalent institutional and committee accounts. Eligible government organizations at the state and local level include: Main executive office accounts and main agency accounts overseeing crisis response, public safety, law enforcement, and regulatory issues.
Eligible government individuals may include: Heads of state (presidents, monarchs and prime ministers), deputy heads of state (vice presidents, deputy prime ministers), national-level cabinet members or equivalent, the main official spokesperson for the executive branch or equivalent, and individual members of all chambers of the supranational or national congress, parliament, or equivalent.
Eligible multilateral organizations may include: the main headquarters-level, regional-level, and country-level institutional accounts. Eligible multilateral individuals include: The head and deputy-head or equivalent of the multilateral organization.
US only: Accounts of current US state governors and senior military leaders are also eligible.
I wonder why it changed today? Only Trump's changed, not Elon's, Vivek's, or RFK Jr.'s as they do not hold any position in government yet. But technically, neither does Trump. This seems notable.
Doesn't the POTUS account get transferred to DJT? Isnt that the right place for the grey mark?
I believe it does because there is a gray checkmark for both "Joe Biden" and "President Biden" accounts. There is also a gray checkmark for the "President Trump 45 Archived" account. So maybe another account will be created called "President Trump 47" with the handle @POTUS (like the President Biden's account currently has).