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Re:Trump's blog isn't lighting up internet, showing effectiv... by klyrs on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:06PM (#27122842)
Sorry, what's the "danger" here? He's still doing press conferences and the Republican party is still actively cancelling members who dare to disagree with him. Folks on Fox, one of the most mainstream media companies, still refer to him as the president. For being deplatformed, he's sure got helluva platform.
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Re:Trump's blog isn't lighting up internet, showing effectiv... by kpatrick on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:29PM (#27123096)
Bush and Obama are still called Mr. President by some people.

See https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/47505/what-is-t...

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Re:Trump's blog isn't lighting up internet, showing effectiv... by klyrs on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:34PM (#27123165)
Yes, and it's appropriate to address Trump with the same honorific. But referring to him in present tense as "the president" is quite different than addressing him as "Mr. President", and it's the former that raises an eyebrow

Curiously, your link suggests that Trump liked people calling him Mr. Trump even while he was president, where that was seen as passive aggressive when done to Bush II.

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Re:Trump's blog isn't lighting up internet, showing effectiv... by permo-w on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:36PM (#27123188)
Which is it that they’re actually doing? Do you have evidence to show that?
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