It's used so much because they know he's not the former president. They don't use the word 'former' with any other do they? That tells you all you need to know
Sure they do. You just must not be paying attention. I took a minute and a half out of my day to find you some examples by typing "Former President Obama" into my search engine and it brought up these:
"Former President Barack Obama shares his favorite books of 2023"
Full interview (51:11) https://justthenews.com/videos/watch-exclusive-interview-former-president-donald-trump
For the record, I don't like the use of the word "former".
It's used so much because they know he's not the former president. They don't use the word 'former' with any other do they? That tells you all you need to know
Sure they do. You just must not be paying attention. I took a minute and a half out of my day to find you some examples by typing "Former President Obama" into my search engine and it brought up these:
"Former President Barack Obama shares his favorite books of 2023"
https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/former-president-barack-obama-shares-his-favorite-books-of-2023/
"FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA SURPRISES SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DRESSED AS SANTA"
https://abc7chicago.com/barack-obama-chicago-public-schools-cps-santa-claus/14176036/
'Former President Barack Obama enjoys courtside action at Iolani Classic"
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/12/20/former-president-barack-obama-enjoys-courtside-action-iolani-classic/
He is the former president. That's the civil title.
He kept the Commander in Chief Military Title.