Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017
Not for the first time, a Donald Trump tweet has lit up the internet. But this time, users the world over have been left scratching their heads over "covfefe": a bizarre word apparently created by the president. "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," read the US leader's short tweet sent early Wednesday. Trump then challenged the world to work out what perhaps his most bizarre tweet ever means. "Who can figure out the true meaning of 'covfefe'???" he posted. "Enjoy!"
Watch: This is how Trump's #covfefe tweet blew up Twitter https://t.co/wI0BgZWFRe pic.twitter.com/7haXKkCySN— RT (@RT_com) May 31, 2017
Was it an acronym? A secret message? Or just a typo?
The answer is still unclear. But it appears that the president had been attempting to write "coverage", and had given up early and sent the post with the error in before it had been finished.
Wags around the world weighed in with biting sarcasm, and #covfefe quickly became the top trending item on Twitter.
What is #covfefe? Late night POTUS tweet sparks storm of hilarious memes pic.twitter.com/rp72VEHWk2— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 31, 2017
Comments included a mock Google translation of "covfefe" from Russian into English as "I resign," and comments like "Drain the covfefe", a play on Trump's promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington. "'Covfefe is a great word, period! - Sean Spicer tomorrow," read one tweet, mentioning the president's spokesman. To avoid confusion, the Regent's English Language Center in London wrote: "To all of our English language students, we can confirm that 'covfefe' is not an English word. Yet." Six hours later the tweet had been deleted, but in the meanwhile "covfefe" tweet had more than 105,000 retweets and had been shared 35,000 times, according to Twitter figures. Since entering office, Trump has used Twitter to issue declarations on everything from Arnold Schwarzenegger's TV performance to an alleged "MASSIVE trade deficit with Germany."
This is #covfefe translated from Russian. pic.twitter.com/1Im7ZzLO0Y— Kristina Wong ❄️ (@mskristinawong) May 31, 2017
Trump signed his most bipartisan executive order over night at 12:06am#Covfefe #CovfefeDay #TheResistance #wednesdaywisdom pic.twitter.com/NVgy4QXpgP
— Rick A (@changemation) May 31, 2017
#covfefe meaning ! pic.twitter.com/DQSFsTcVUe— chir@g_ (@csethi329) May 31, 2017
