Why wasn't Donald Trump targeted in the Twitter hack?

The hack that brought Twitter to a halt on Wednesday took over the accounts of many of the world's most famous people, from Barack Obama to Bill Gates. But one account was notable by its absence - that of US President Donald Trump. Trump, who has 83m followers, seems like an obvious target for the financial scam. Like Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and rapper Kanye West, he is very widely followed and known for posting outlandish things on his account. Like former President Barack Obama, Democr