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Maybe not the greatest president or politician.
However, he is the greatest ex-president by a landslide. There's nobody else even close.
He's truly a good man.
They’re always referred to as “President” even after their term(s) have concluded. Though I also suspect I’m misinterpreting your comment
I suspect the commenter is emphasising that what makes Carter great are his activities after leaving office. Out of every president, his post-presidential activities are the greatest.
That's what I meant, thanks!
Ahhhh that makes sense thanks!
I don't think that is the case, Trump is usually referred to as "Former President Trump" in the news since the end of his term.
That is because Trump is Trump, and the norms changed around him. Before he entered the scene, former presidents were always referred to as “President” unless the current president was there too and a distinction needed to be made.
Most people who would feel called to show respect towards a former president don’t feel that way towards Trump.
He’s the only one where we have to remind them they’re not in charge anymore. Most are relieved lol
OK good to know I wasn’t completely making this up lol
I think it's because if the moron hears people call him president he'll assume he's still president.
I was under the impression that was because it’s not required but you’re probably right
I like to remember it as he was supposed to be jailed and sentenced to life in prison for his crimes against the state, so media just uses it to slight him using it to defame his Presidency by calling him former President. Notice no one says former president Obama, Bush, Clinton, Carter etc.
Personally, I think he should be referred to as "former one-term president Trump" but that's just my opinion.
is there something preventing him from holding the office again?
I think there is "some" ambiguity about whether the two term limit is just consecutive terms or total...
But I'm too lazy to research.
Carter only served one term anyway, so it doesn't matter. He's perfectly eligible, though maybe he shouldn't be since he's 100yo and on hospice care. Still, I'd take him over the orange weirdo.