Yes, I am being nitpicky, but a thing bothering me

[Proud liberal 80]

With the Democratic House impeachment manager is his constant calling Trump president....trump is watching this and he is a narcissist, if he was being called former president this would really get under his skin....plus calling him president is kind of honoring him

[Squinch]

1. It might be to take the wind out of the sail of the argument that they shouldn't convict

because he's a former president.

But yes. It's like fingernails on a blackboard.

[rzemanfl]

6. I agree with you. n/t

[Happy Hoosier]

17. I agree.

It establishes his subjectivity to the process. He was President when he committed these crimes and was impeached while President.

[Towlie]

2. I'm sure it was a carefully thought out tactical decision.

 
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[Ninga]

3. I'm Sicilian. Showing respect while you gut your enemy is good form. Nt

[AmyStrange]

18. +100000000000000000000000000000000 x 2

[EarlG]

4. "President" is the correct honorific for a former president

Plus, repeatedly calling him "former President" might subtly reinforce the (false) idea that he can't be tried since he's no longer in office.

[TwilightZone]

5. Agreed on both counts.

Particularly the second. Plus, when the events occurred, he was the president.

[PatSeg]

15. That's what I'm thinking

He is being impeached for what he did as president.

[cwydro]

7. Exactly.

Surprised more folks don’t know this actually.

[Proud liberal 80]

9. Good point about the subtle reinforcement

Didn’t even think about that

[Ms. Toad]

8. My grandfather was called "Senator" until the day he died -

decades after he was a state senator.

That's just how it works.

[Proud liberal 80]

10. Like I said

I knew I was nitpicking...lol

[Funtatlaguy]

11. They almost went with "Mar-A-Lago's Vile Unwanted Interloper".

[Proud liberal 80]

12. I like that better

[TwilightZone]

13. The point is to reinforce that he was president at the time of the events.

It's the correct approach, as far as I'm concerned.

[Kaleva]

14. It's the correct title.

[Mr.Bill]

16. They are calling him president

because we need to save "steaming pile of pigshit" for the campaign if he should run again.

[AmyStrange]

19. +100000000000000000000000000000000 x 4

[lastlib]

20. I suppose on the floor of the Senate, they have to observe some niceties....

Senators can't call Rafael Cruz the 'boot-licking brainless shithead from Texas," even though it's an indisputable fact.