How often do you see “President Trump” and “Governor DeSantis” here? The fact is that most of us use “Obama,” “Trump,” “DeSantis,” and any other single last name when the person being referred to is obvious, because this is a forum and the conversation tone is largely informal. News organizations use titles because they aim for a different, more formal tone, and there are reasons they pick the titles they do.
How often do you see “President Trump” and “Governor DeSantis” here? The fact is that most of us use “Obama,” “Trump,” “DeSantis,” and any other single last name when the person being referred to is obvious, because this is a forum and the conversation tone is largely informal. News organizations use titles because they aim for a different, more formal tone, and there are reasons they pick the titles they do.