• OwlPaste@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Not talking about that, just that i see him being referenced as “president” trump alot more than i was expecting both in comments and in the media. And he is not the current president.

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          2 months ago

          Traditionally, ex US presidents are often referred to as “President <LastName>”. It’s not an official title, but informal use is widespread.

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              2 months ago

              Yup. The title is for life. We also refer to dead presidents with the title as well, such as President Washington or President Lincoln. It’s out of respect for the office. To disambiguate, we use “former,” so “former President Trump” is the correct term to use in an election season.

              I guess it would be like referring to dead royalty by their highest title held, like Queen Elizabeth II, King Henry VIII, etc.

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      2 months ago

      He’s basically the president. Dems are broadly conceding and only campaigning to the people who are already going to vote for them (“but… Vote harder!”), and no matter what the actual electoral results the SC etc will give the office to the Orange bastard.