The great Trump ‘covfefe’ kerfuffle
President baffles internet with his nonsensical tweet
WHILE possibly suffering jet lag after his first trip abroad as US President, Donald Trump was poised to unleash a Twitter rant. But his plan was scuppered when he posted this gobbledegook at 12.06am yesterday: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”. Tens of thousands of people were quick to mock Trump, who once boasted: “I know words, I have the best words.” The tweet remained on his account for more than five hours before being deleted. Trying to make light of the mistake, Trump later tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of ‘covfefe’??? Enjoy!” He could have been trying to spell “conference” or “coverage” after Sean Spicer, his press secretary, stormed out of a briefing on Tuesday over questions about Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. He is alleged to have held talks with Russia last year on the possibility of opening a secret communication channel. The response on social media included a mocked-up Queen with the caption: “What the hell is #covfefe”, and a headshot of former UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan. The meme of a laughing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama returned, while others ridiculed Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps. Rob Szczerba posted: “I’m guessing that it’s either your Twitter password or nuclear launch code.” Even dictionary Merriamwebster’s account took a swipe at 1.08am: “Wakes up. Checks Twitter ... Uh ... Looksups fo ... Regrets checking Twitter. Goes back to bed.”