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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNotice How MSM Refers To Trump As President When They Referred To Obama As Mr. Obama.
So many times the MSM referred to President Obama as MR. Obama. I do not believe you ever hear the MSM reporters calling Trump Mr.
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Notice How MSM Refers To Trump As President When They Referred To Obama As Mr. Obama. (Original Post)
TheMastersNemesis
Mar 2018
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greymattermom
(5,751 posts)1. What did they call Bush?
Is it only President Obama who gets the short name? How about Secretary Clinton?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. Preaching to the Chior.
Most of us noticed that from the get go.
The Media is so complicit with Trump . They have to save their collective asses.
helmedon1974
(92 posts)3. I only ever heard right wing outlets say Mr. with Obama.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,488 posts)4. No. The first mention is always President, after that its Mr..
I remember the BushBots complaining about this too.
Its like this for every President.
Demit
(11,238 posts)6. Right. It's a style book thing.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)7. was the rule
I remember NPR explaining it... but. 2 days ago I was driving, listening to NPR and it was all President Xxxxx, no Mr. it was a real eye opener
underpants
(182,632 posts)5. My phone be never autocorrected to Obama until recently
It was always OBAMA or OBAMACARE. Trump fills automatically