[Lazamataz]

"The [P]resident is considering tougher penalties for straw buyers"

The article does not display cutesy bracketing like that. Do you mean to imply that Trump is ineligible or born in Kenyanesia or something?

Curious you would mention that. :)

The author wrote 'president', which I feel is disrespectful. You should capitalize such a powerful, respected position.

So I capitalized it, and bracketed it -- as is normal literary behavior -- to demonstrate my alteration.

So, in direct contrast to your supposition, I actually was demonstrating MORE respect to President Trump... much more than the author of the article was!

[humblegunner]

Yeah. No.

[bankwalker]

Will you two please go get a room!

[Jamestown1630]

I understand your reasoning, but many wouldn’t see it that way. (We used to call another president ‘resident’.)

[Drew68]

The author wrote 'president', which I feel is disrespectful. You should capitalize such a powerful, respected position.

Actually, the writer was following proper grammar, which doesn't care about feelings or respect. "President" is a proper noun and capitalized only when referring to a specific person who holds that title, i.e. "President Donald Trump" or "President Barack Obama." If used as a common noun, it is lowercased such as "The president is considering tougher penalties..."