Trump spells basic word so laughably wrong

Trump spells basic word so laughably wrong critics think he’s 'mentally incompetent'
Story by Elyse Wanshel



What in the covfefe is going on?

On Monday, President Donald Trump published an all-caps announcement about the Iran war to his website Truth Social that some critics had a hard time processing due to its brutal assault on the English language.


President Donald Trump addressing a joint session of Congress in 2017. Anadolu via Getty Images
President Donald Trump addressing a joint session of Congress in 2017. Anadolu via Getty Images
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“I am please to report,” the post began, writing “please” instead of “pleased.”

Trump went on to explain the meat of his announcement, which was that he’s ordered the Pentagon to “postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure” for five days, saying the two sides held talks over the weekend.



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On Saturday, the president issued Iran an ultimatum — if Tehran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route on its southern coast, within 48 hours, the U.S. would “obliterate” the country’s power plants.

But it seems that deadline has now been extended.

“Based on the tenor and tone of these in depth, detailed, and constructive conversations, witch will continue throughout the week,” Trump added in his post Monday, butchering the spelling of the word “which.”


Trump looking like a high IQ individual while hugging the U.S. flag during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images
Trump looking like a high IQ individual while hugging the U.S. flag during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images
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“I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions,” he said.

The post was deleted minutes later, and a new version, free of any typos or weird grammatical decisions, was published, the Daily Beast reports.

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But what makes the switcheroo even more embarrassing is that everyone is now well-aware of Trump’s original post because the State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to post Trump’s original post — laden with mistakes — to X instead of the updated one that is free of errors.





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Trump publishing posts riddled with typos is nothing new. In 2017, the word “covfefe” became an on-going cultural joke after Trump tweeted his first, “Despite the constant negative press  covfefe.”

But what makes this particular post hit differently than the “covfefe” kerfuffle is that “covfefe” was clearly a typo. Misspelling “witch” for “which” conjured up new kinds of fears for many X users.


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“This moron was typing in ALL CAPS meaning autocorrect was off,” one X user wrote. “He genuinely thought this was the correct form of ‘Which.’”

“Was this written by someone mentally incompetent?” another X user said.

“Which and witch still beating yall ***,” echoed another X user.

“yeah we’re ******,” another user bluntly said.

Other social media users opted to quell their concerns in lieu of cracking jokes.













Trump critics on X who could get past the glaring gaffes weren’t exactly buying the actual message behind Trump’s Truth Social post Monday. Many were wary of Trump’s claim that he held talks with Iranian leaders over the weekend because Iranian officials have denied any such talks occurred, according to Iranian state media, per The Associated Press. Some also believethat Trump made the announcement Monday in an attempt to manipulate the stock market, being that it served to drive down oil prices and jolt stocks.

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But because the acronym “TACO” began to trend on X Monday shortly after the president’s announcement — which stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out” — most critics on X, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), apparently think that Trump is terrified of the repercussions of his war, which began in February forpretty flimsy reasons.