Trump tweet on 'negative press covfefe' triggers internet frenzy

Byby ABC7News.com Staff KGO logo
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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WASHINGTON -- The internet quickly went into a frenzy Tuesday night after President Donald Trump sent out a midnight tweet talking about "negative press covfefe."

The apparent typo, which remained on his account for more than an hour, sparked thousands of humorous and confused responses on Twitter.

Merriam-Webster even tweeted about the situation:

Many Twitter users took to the social media platform to try and understand and speculate what the President could have meant.

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