Covfefe Meaning President Trump Tweet Definition Memes

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Just after midnight on Wednesday, something strange happened on Twitter. At 12:06 a.m. President Donald J. Trump sent a tweet. And we know what you're thinking, "He's always sending a damn tweet." However, this wasn't like the typical 140-character thoughts he shares with the world. This tweet in particular was just a clause with no context, an unfinished thought: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

"Covfefe"? What does that even mean? As soon as it was posted, Twitter users expected it to be promptly deleted. Or at least, deleted at some point. (Trump doesn't have the best track record with typos. Once it took him almost 90 minutes to fix the word "unpresidented.") But time kept passing and "covfefe" remained.

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Screenshot of President Trump's tweet before it was deleted.

The most logical explanation was that Trump meant to type "coverage" and sent the tweet by accident. Hey, it's happened to the best of us.

I think Trump was trying to write, "despite the negative press coverage..." accidentally hit sent after mucking up & got distracted.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) May 31, 2017

But another theory still floated around: Maybe some White House aide snatched the phone out of Trump's hand?

I like to imagine that "covfefe" is the exact moment someone tackled Trump and wrestled the phone out of his hand. https://t.co/96MAwttvdL
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) May 31, 2017

In any case, the tweet quickly began trending and inevitably led to a barrage of reactions from night owls on Twitter.

For example, one user suggested Amy Adams reprise her role in the film Arrival and help us figure this one out.

okay this is the best I've got #covfefe pic.twitter.com/CAD8UrP9hI
— Jackson Dame (@jacksondame) May 31, 2017

Half the internet asked Merriam-Webster for an answer. The dictionary didn't have one, but still didn't miss an opportunity to shade the president.

Help, @MerriamWebster. #Covfefe pic.twitter.com/K7JcYusJSC
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) May 31, 2017

Wakes up.
Checks Twitter.
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Uh...
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? Lookups fo...
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Regrets checking Twitter.
Goes back to bed.
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 31, 2017

Comedians like Jimmy Kimmel were heartbroken. How could you ever top "covfefe"?

what makes me saddest is that I know I'll never write anything funnier than #covfefe
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) May 31, 2017

Some were convinced that Trump had departed mid-tweet à la The Leftovers.

On the series finale of #TheLeftovers... pic.twitter.com/LXU4JGyLEq
— Oriana Schwindt (@Schwindter) May 31, 2017

Shit. *dons white and starts smoking furiously*
— Arran (@ArranNZ) May 31, 2017

People that slept through the covfefe craze were nervous about it.

I slept through covfefe and have terrible FOMM (fear of missing meme)
— Joe Bernstein (@Bernstein) May 31, 2017

Lyrics of famous pop songs were rewritten.

Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my number
So call covfefe
— kylie sparks (@kyliesparks) May 31, 2017

And the most important question of the night was asked, "Where were you when covfefe?"

Where were u when Covfefe?
— Covfefe Feferstein (@kateberlant) May 31, 2017

In the end, the tweet was deleted exactly six hours after it was posted. For some reason, Trump himself or his communications team decided to delete the tweet. (In this writer's opinion, the number of retweets could have potentially challenged The Chicken Nuggets Kid's record-breaking quest, but now we'll never know.)

Instead, Trump followed up the accidental masterpiece with, "Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!"