Peter Baker @peterbakernyt
Often true, yes. And in this case, he was the incumbent at the time of the action in the sentence (2014) so “former… https://t.co/FIhqC3PHLu — PolitiTweet.org
Jeff Nisly @JeffNisly
@peterbakernyt It's also common practice to refer to past Presidents as President Bush/Obama/etc. without the "former" qualifier.