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Did fox guy really refer to him as "Mr. President" ? Isn't that a bit weird.
They always do that. It's a tacit admission of the Big Lie.
IIRC it's technically proper to still use that title for former presidents, but very few actually do out of justified distaste for the man himself, along with the fact that it's definitely not a good idea to say anything that might imply you think he's still actually the president.
Also isn't it pretty uncommon for someone to lose reelection for president but be the nominee the next one? Mean most know their official politics days are over at that point so the title isn't confusing.
It's uncommon, but certainly not unheard of.
I have read it is technically true, but reliable news places won’t call them President because it’s also technically not current. In the US, apparently once someone is president, they forever have the president title.
That douche from the “ change my mind “ meme, I checked out one of his YouTube videos a while back and he called the US President Biden “former vice president Joe Biden” after he was already president. Which is so douchey, it’s kinda funny.
(He deleted all of the YouTube videos since then to force people to watch him on his grifter platform. I’m shocked. At least it’s only shitbags being grifted.)
That’s the normal way to address a former president. They do the same with all the other former presidents as well, this isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
Edit to prevent spam: fuck Fox ~~News~~LeglallyDefinedAsEntertainment
I didn't say it was a gotcha. I said it was a bit weird, which it is.
No, addressing someone with the same convention that’s been used for literally hundreds of years is not weird.
Being obsessed with the genitals of urinating children is weird. Burning pieces of paper with a series of words you don’t like is weird. Denying basic science is weird. Bribing pornstars to hide your affairs during an election is weird. Don’t dilute the message.
Snuff has been around for hundreds of years, but using it is still weird.
I've only ever seen former presidents referred to as "former president" in the third person and "mister" when addressed directly.