President = POTUS?

This is going to be a quick one. I have become increasingly annoyed at people who no longer say "The President", but use the acronym "POTUS". Of course I know that POTUS stands for President Of The United States, and it makes sense to use when brevity in print is necessary, like on Twitter. I'm not just referring to Trump, I started noticing this when Obama was President. It was illustrated during President Obama's last year in office; the White House was hosting Trick or Treat at Halloween and Obama & Michelle were personally greeting kids and handing out candy. A little boy looked up, realized that Barack Obama was giving him candy and said to his mother "That's POTUS!", his mother responded "Yes, that's POTUS". I just got done reading an article about the Trump White House where a White House aide offered the reporter an opportunity to meet...not "The President", but "POTUS".

How freakin' ridiculous! It's only takes one more syllable to say "president" than it does to say "POTUS". And it doesn't sound so juvenile.