Pretty sure you would have a manual step for important verified people. Imagine the PR disaster if an algorithm removed a post by Obama.
Now I'm curious what would happen if Obama posted a similar response, including the photo.
Anyone here knows him or some of his close friends and want to ask? I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure someone here is at least friend-of-a-friend to him.
It states at the bottom of the article that it must have been flagged by a user, and reviewed by an employee.