Republicans were using this term the day after he was elected. Of course, people do not always get what they wish for.
Using the title of President instead of Mr. is a sign of respect for the office of the Presidency of the United States and should be used when addressing or speaking of the President. At times, however, it would be appropriate to call him "Mr. President". All citizens should honor the office of President and give due respect. You do not have to agree with someone to show them the respect of their position. If someone is the President of the United States and especially if you are a citizen of the United States, then it follows that you should show respect and address him as President, for example: President Obama - not Mr. Obama.
Same reason George W. Bush was also refered to as President Bush or just Bush...
President Obama
President Obama was47 when he was elected president
Obama was President from 2009 to 2017.
I didn't vote for him, but he is my president. If you are an American citizen you must support and respect him cause he is our commander and chief. ;)
As the President of the United States, President Obama is in the position of a leader.
Barack Obama was the president of the United States.
President Barack Obama is the only US President to be born in Hawaii.
First, this is a question that will call for opinions, but the neutral answer is that all US presidents receive a certain amount of respect in the world, because the US is a very powerful country. That said, this is a very polarizing time in American politics: we saw the same thing under President Bush as we now see under President Obama. So the short answer is that President Obama's supporters respect him, members of his party respect him, and his friends respect him. The long answer is that like every president, Barack Obama has certain people who do not respect him (some of his political opponents, as well as partisan talk show hosts), and some people who just disagree with him on policy. And that is very typical in politics.
President Obama plays golf.
There is no way to know where President Obama does his banking.