Mika just referred to trump* as the 'ex' president. not former but EX.

[Siwsan]

[NurseJackie]

1. I do not understand the significance of this distinction.

[Siwsan]

3. To me it sounds like he was fired. Which he was. Former sounds more like one who termed out.

At least that is how my brain processes the difference.

[NurseJackie]

9. Ah... okay. I see.

I just used them interchangeably... but I understand what you mean now.

[North Shore Chicago]

2. Difference between "ex" and "former"

Place in the past- The prefix "ex" is used for immediate past incumbent while "former" is used for all rest who preceded them. Going by this, you can have only one ex-girlfriend or boyfriend and your rest other flings were "Former ".

[Siwsan]

4. Most people have been using 'former'. To me, ex just sounds far less respectful.

Again, just the way my brain works.

[empedocles]

6. I go with far less respectful which he deserves

[DonaldsRump]

5. I just call him trump, with no capital T

Calling him President in any sense (ex, former, etc) gives him too much credit for a position he probably never won to begin with and, by any stretch, nearly destroyed.

[Siwsan]

7. Agree - I always use lower case with an asterisk

The asterisk can indicated twice impeached, never won popular vote, lost The White House, Senate and House, started an insurrection and never reached a 50% approval rating.

[empedocles]

8. traitortrump is fairly well established by his very evident conduct

[Polly Hennessey]

10. I noticed last night that Lawrence O'Donnell

refers to the Idiot as Donald Trump, not President Trump. I have never called him President, he does not deserve that respect.

[brewens]

11. Ousted, one term president Trump has a nice ring to it. I'd go with that. n/t