So, the source of Trump's current anger at the NYT is...

[Miles Archer]

...the fact that they praised Biden's tone, didn't give Trump enough "credit, and OH...SIN OF SINS...referred to him as "Mr. Trump" and not "PRESIDENT" Trump.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

This is the way the @nytimes finished a story on me. “You can see the contrast between the steady, assured, informed and strong leadership that VP Biden (Sleepy Joe) has shown, and the bungling, chaotic and dishonest start-stop approach that Mr. (not Pres.) Trump has shown....

Link to tweet

[MontanaMama]

1. The MF is having a mad today.

It has just got to suck working at his daycare.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. It will be ten times worse in 8 days. Doubling every 2 1/2 days

How to fail to lead worse than any other nation:

[HuskyOffset]

23. Do you have a link for the source page that graphic is on?

I've seen this graphic posted a couple of times on DU, is a link for the source available?

[iluvtennis]

27. No link, but maybe you could find it from the footnote on the chart...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

35. Not exact link, but look at Financial Times (UK). They print on pink newspaper & says "FT". . nt

[JHB]

48. Try here

Link to tweet

?s=21

[Lithos]

56. Here

https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest

[aggiesal]

58. I like this one ...

[AtheistCrusader]

25. Oh shit! I haven't looked at that chart in a couple days.

We are not trending well.

[librechik]

28. oh, at first I thought you were talking about the arc of Trump's rage.

Doubling every 2 1/2 days! HA! Ten times worse in 8 days! LOL!

Yeah it's been fun to watch Trump's descent into more and more hell. Sort of. Asshole.

Thanks for giving me a good laugh with your sincere offer of info. And thanks for the info.

[olegramps]

43. I would like to see the comparisons in regard to percentage of population rather than total cases.

I would also like comparisons in regard to deaths and recover also with totals of those tested and determined to be infected. This graph could look very different in regard to percentages.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

54. Rate of spread (see chart) is direct result of leader(?) NOT obtaining Physical Distancing. . nt

[peacefreak2.0]

2. What a delicate f;&$#ing flower.

[SlogginThroughIt]

3. They don't have to

If they used the phrase President Trump earlier then they can use Mr. Trump, Donald Trump, or just Trump later on. That is proticol.

[thesquanderer]

38. He wouldn't know that, because he doesn't actually read newspapers. n/t

[yonder]

39. That's interesting.

Does that come from one of those "stylebooks" I see referred to from time to time? AP stylebook, etc?

Edit: Never mind, answered by post 4 below.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I'm in a permanent state of facepalm even though I'm not supposed to touch my face.

Hey, Trump, you stupid f%ck, that's the way the NYT's style manual works. They identify a person by their official title at the beginning of the article but in subsequent references use "Mr." They do that for everybody, including you. You're lucky they don't call you what the rest of us are thinking.

[FM123]

6. "permanent state of facepalm"

That about sums it up. Every day.

[jberryhill]

10. People at DU used to get triggered by "Mr. Obama"

Even though, yes, that usage has been standard for ages.

[onenote]

13. I can recall having that argument with folks on more than one occasion

[Guilded Lilly]

33. "What the rest of us are thinking"...

You mean like “twisted malignant narcissist sociopath demented megalomaniac god complex lowlife ogre buffoon domestic terrorist psycho punk dumbass human stain Cretin”?
Just a guess.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. Something like that.

But don't beat around the bush, what do you really think of him?

[Guilded Lilly]

36. ...

[Permanut]

53. Nailed it. n/t

[gordianot]

42. This use of language is common in English, anaphoric referent.

Back in the day I wrote a Masters Thesis on how difficult this is for some people with learning language disabilities. Some sources claim Mr. Trump has a reading disability he certainly appears to have definite language problems. It makes me curious if this problem is common with a Malignant Narcissist like Mr. President Donald Trump. Fascinating

[NYC Liberal]

52. It's also a quote from the Texas Democratic Party chairman, not the Times' words.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-wartime-president.html

Something he conveniently ignores.

[brewens]

5. You just bumped up readership of that line by a whole bunch mr trump. I may not have seen it

otherwise.

[Harker]

18. +1... he sometimes repeats statements

that bear repeating.

[magicarpet]

7. Thank god nobody was so rude as to call President Obama,.... just ...."Barry".

Like was done in the Fascistic Right Wing press.

[Hortensis]

8. Lol, from him to his trumpsters.

Of course many will insist it’s proof of media bias and “rigged” coverage, but it’s still a damning invasion by Trumpjan horse.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Here's more:

In a late night Twitter rant, President Donald Trump falsely accused one of his favorite media foils, the New York Times, of dispensing with objectivity and deliberately attacking him in a news story. In fact, the highly critical quote in question came from the chair of the Texas Democratic Party not Times reporters, but Trump dishonestly failed to acknowledge that in either of his online posts about the story.

Trump’s Monday night outrage was aimed at a Times news analysis published on the day before, which assessed his attempt to claim the mantle of a “wartime president” in his response to the coronavirus outbreak. The conclusion of the long story contrasted the leadership styles of Trump with that of his likely 2020 Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. In the final paragraph, the Times clearly attributed to Texas Democrat Gilberto Hinojosa an opinion on why Biden’s approach is preferable to Trump’s.

https://www.mediaite.com/election-2020/trump-falsely-accuses-nytimes-reporters-of-bias-based-on-critical-quote-actually-said-by-tx-democrat/

The NYT article in question: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-wartime-president.html

[olegramps]

46. He is using the tactics of fascistism which especially targets the free press.

The Republican Party has been pursuing a fascist agenda for the past fifty years. Nixon attacked the news that dared to make any comment about his abuse of power. Every Republican since has used the same tactic to stifle criticism. Trump is a carbon copy of the bombastic Mussolini. Another obnoxious no-nothing fat slob spewing hatred.

[procon]

12. It's telling that Trump skips over all the scathing

criticisms of his ability to govern, ignoring "the bungling, chaotic and dishonest start-stop approach" that accurately describes his failure as a leader, and the only thing he sees as problematic is that they skipped over his job title.

[nykym]

14. I liked this part the best

Mr. (not Pres.) Trump has shown....

[Phoenix61]

15. Twitler should be happy.

He will be in every abnormal psych book ever written. Graduate students will be writing thesis on him for the next 50 years. He will have what he’s craved his entire life, attention.

[Wounded Bear]

16. That's why they call him Trumplethinskin...

[Botany]

17. Yes, Donny Joe is showing leadership

Joe's plan for C-19 (he listened to experts)

Mobile drive thru test facilities.

Creation of temporary hospital facilities.

Free testing and treatment.

Coordination among local, state and federal governments and agencies.

Free, widely available vaccine when possible.

Restoration of the Pandemic Response Team 45 cut

Oversight on spending to combat the virus

Immediate economic steps to stabilize economy and help those who live paycheck to paycheck. Not tax cuts or subsidies.

Step by step layout of populations that need help to eat, get education, maintain homes.

Paid sick leave during emergency

State and local emergency fund to combat each state’s unique issues

Look beyond borders and engage with the rest of the world. Lead a coordinated, global response.

[ancianita]

21. Pretty thorough. Imagine what he'd accomplish with the money from the "Families First..." law.

[Botany]

24. One of the best things Joe B. did for Barack Obama was that he disagreed with him ...

..... on some issues but he did it in private. It does you no good to be surrounded by
a bunch of "yes men" who always agree w/you.

I forget the person's name but when Joe B. was V.P. he had a M.D. who was his medical
advisor and I think he had major input as per that list.

[ancianita]

19. Gettin' all intellectually-nelly, eh? Cuz now "enemy of the people" don't sell well in a pandemic.

GTFOH slurry sleepy donnie.

[captain jack]

20. Calling him president is an insult to the title. Feels wrong to even say it. It just doesn't work.

Much like Trump.

[grantcart]

22. I believe that the standard form is to only use the title on the first instance

And to use "Mr" or "Mrs" in the following references.

[ancianita]

29. NYT has used that standard for decades. With all presidents. Not being a reader, he'd rant like the

ignoramus he is (at best).

[Brainfodder]

26. I like how he whines, but doesn't deny accuracy?

The pettiness of the man I find so charming.

[Chainfire]

30. I would never refer

To the sorry bastard as Mr. Trump. "Mr." denotes some modicum of respect.

[Aquaria]

31. When the sorry piece of shit

Acts like a POTUS, rather than a perpetual natural embarrassment, then he can be referred to as the title he vomits on every single day.

Until then, he can fuck the fuck off.

[Squinch]

32. Who gives a shit?

[amb123]

37. Well MISTER Trump ...

When YOU start ACTING LIKE A PRESIDENT, MISTER Trump, I will call you PRESIDENT, MISTER Trump! And NOT ONE SPLIT-SECOND BEFORE MISTER Trump!

[Mc Mike]

40. "So unfair', tRump blubbered.

[Wellstone ruled]

41. The Orange Anus did not write this.

One of his lackey's did.

[KPN]

44. F'ing baby. Go sit on your faqt assa in a corner and suck your thumbs.

[olegramps]

49. He will have to pull them out of his ass since he is in the anal exploritory stage of development.

[KPN]

50. All the better!

[lagomorph777]

45. Mr. (not Pres.) Trump

He just gave himself a new nickname, which I will be using frequently.

[dchill]

51. Yep. Mr. (not Pres.) Trump works for me!

Let's play ball!

[Marcuse]

47. Yes. What's your point?

[smirkymonkey]

55. Hey, Mister Dipshit! Quit tweeting, quit whining, get your fat ass off the

couch and get to work!! We have a crisis going on in this country, or haven't you noticed, you worthless piece of crap.

[bdamomma]

57. always about him

that bubble he's in needs to be popped. He's killing millions of Americans. Why does he even wear that flag pin, traitor that he is.

[Laelth]

59. k&r for the truth. Thank you, New York Times. n/t

-Laelth

[bdamomma]

60. some articles to read

https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/going-to-get-millions-of-people-killed-in-all-caps-tweet-trump-again-undermines-expert-warnings-on-coronavirus/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4065&recip_id=21760&list_id=2


https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/blood-sacrifice-for-wall-street-trumps-call-for-rapid-return-to-work-draws-anger-for-president-death/


https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/dont-believe-anything-that-the-president-says-wife-speaks-out-after-husband-dies-trying-to-take-drug-trump-touted/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4069

https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/dr-anthony-fauci-reveals-his-ongoing-battle-to-reason-with-trump-in-surprisingly-candid-interview-you-have-to-say-things-1-2-3-4-times/

[shanti]

61. They called him 'Mr Trump'

instead of President Trump? That's rich, because he consistently calls people by their first names, like Dr. Fauci, who doesn't even get a last name. He just calls him Tony. So disrespectful. Fuck Dirty Donnie.

[HotTeaBag]

62. Why in God's name would he broadcast that (clearly true) assesment

of how he's handled this crisis?

He and his social media team really are a lot dumber than I thought they were.

[McKim]

63. It's about Damn Time!

It’s about damn time that our media called him Mr. Trump!!!!!! He needs to be marginalized and not respected anymore. If only Dr. Fauci had grabbed the mike when he had a chance! Stop paying homage to the Orange God like a battered wife! Stop the “press conferences”!!!!!

[Mike Niendorff]

64. Titles of office :

Remember how this game has worked for the last 40 years?

Let's review:

"President Reagan" (R)

"President Bush" (R)

"Clinton" (D)

"President George W Bush" (R)

"Obama" (D)

... noticing a pattern here?

And now Mr Trump is getting upset that he's not getting his rightful (R) treatment (which also illustrates that he DOES know how this game has been played, and IS aware of the effect on public discourse)

So anyway : Boo Hoo.

Republicans and their media hacks have been playing this exact game for 40 years. And they know it.

(* See also : "Democrat Party" )


MDN

[A HERETIC I AM]

65. If one could bottle that whine and put it away for a few years....

it would still be crap and need to be poured out.

What a fucking crybaby.

He complains he doesn't get enough credit, but there is damned little he does that is credit worthy.

[BigDemVoter]

66. FUCK YOU, Pussy-Grabber.