This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/usa/390274-donald-trump-tweet-covfefe/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Trump tweet mystery: President’s #Covfefe message baffles world | Trump tweet mystery: President’s #Covfefe message baffles world |
(35 minutes later) | |
US President Donald Trump is famously fond of late-night tweeting, but his latest cryptic message has completely baffled the internet. | US President Donald Trump is famously fond of late-night tweeting, but his latest cryptic message has completely baffled the internet. |
READ MORE: Twitter stunned after Trump presents ‘alternative facts’ about US Civil War | READ MORE: Twitter stunned after Trump presents ‘alternative facts’ about US Civil War |
It’s not unusual for ‘The Donald’ to tweet at all hours – it’s not even unusual for the president’s tweets to have a typo or two – but a message shared by Trump at midnight Wednesday really had the internet stumped. | It’s not unusual for ‘The Donald’ to tweet at all hours – it’s not even unusual for the president’s tweets to have a typo or two – but a message shared by Trump at midnight Wednesday really had the internet stumped. |
The post quickly went viral as netizens debated what it could possibly mean, generating over 120,000 retweets and 160,000 likes within just four hours. | The post quickly went viral as netizens debated what it could possibly mean, generating over 120,000 retweets and 160,000 likes within just four hours. |
The tweet was eventually deleted shortly before 10:00 GMT, some five hours after it was originally posted. | |
Is it a typo? Is he sleep-tweeting? Is it a nuclear code? The internet kept guessing… | |
...even the Merriam Webster dictionary got involved, but found itself no match for the task. | ...even the Merriam Webster dictionary got involved, but found itself no match for the task. |
After deleting the cryptic message, Trump trolled the furore over his strange tweet. | |
Other Twitterati just enjoyed the ride. |