Trump鈥檚 鈥榗ovfefe鈥 tweet baffles Internet
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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,” said the US leader’s short tweet sent yesterday. Was it an acronym? A secret message? Or just a typo?
Wags around the world weighed in with biting sarcasm, and #covfefe quickly became the top trending item on Twitter.
Comments included a mock Google translation of “covfefe” from Russian into English as “I resign,” and “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.
The Regent’s English Language Center London wrote: “To all of our English language students, we can confirm ‘covfefe’ is not an English word. Yet.”
Trump’s “covfefe” tweet had more than 120,000 retweets and had been shared 39,000 times, according to Twitter figures. Then more than five hours after it was posted, it vanished.
Even Trump joined in the game. “Who can figure out the true meaning of ‘covfefe’ ??? Enjoy!” The US President tweeted, in an unusual display of self-depreciating humor.
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