Procrustes Stretched
Dante's Manifesto
- Dec 1, 2008
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We know Mr. Trump likes to ignore and break apart norms, rules, standards...
He prides himself on and it and many supporters have said that is what initially attracted them to his candidacy.
Okay.
Now we get to this:
"Historically, the title was reserved for the incumbent president only, and was not to be used for former presidents, holding that it was not proper to use the title as a courtesy title when addressing a former president."
en.wikipedia.org
Does this bother people?
He prides himself on and it and many supporters have said that is what initially attracted them to his candidacy.
Okay.
Now we get to this:
"Historically, the title was reserved for the incumbent president only, and was not to be used for former presidents, holding that it was not proper to use the title as a courtesy title when addressing a former president."
![en.wikipedia.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Five_Presidents_Oval_Office.jpg)
President (government title) - Wikipedia
Does this bother people?