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"Covfefe" the moment when an entire country realizes the so-called President is incompetent. (Original Post) L. Coyote Jun 2017 OP
Was it supposed to be "coverage" and he skipped midstream and thought of a word starting with "fe"? TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #1
f and e are near r and g on the keyboard. He skipped spell checking class in fifth grade L. Coyote Jun 2017 #2
Yeah. I have three different keyboards and make typos all the time, but catch most later. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #4
Yeah! I find that ALL keyboards misssssspell. keithbvadu2 Jun 2017 #11
Me teww! TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #14
I always thought he meant the word "kerfuffle" LiberalLovinLug Jun 2017 #13
Phonetically, I think you might be onto something, esp. with the way he speaks. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #15
or maybe not n2doc Jun 2017 #3
Yes, covfefe was and is a major distraction riversedge Jun 2017 #5
Spelling bee ROFL L. Coyote Jun 2017 #12
So it's the moment when DRUMPF jumped the covfefe UTUSN Jun 2017 #6
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2017 #7
Oh, we KNEW Scarsdale Jun 2017 #8
One has to wonder, if this will actually become a real word... Kleveland Jun 2017 #9
That is definitely not true oberliner Jun 2017 #10

TheBlackAdder

(28,203 posts)
1. Was it supposed to be "coverage" and he skipped midstream and thought of a word starting with "fe"?
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:51 AM
Jun 2017

.

Even in the best light, that's some serious mental lapse.

Based on his behavior, it's indicative of something else, more serious.

.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
2. f and e are near r and g on the keyboard. He skipped spell checking class in fifth grade
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:53 AM
Jun 2017

and he skipped every class after that, it seems


TheBlackAdder

(28,203 posts)
4. Yeah. I have three different keyboards and make typos all the time, but catch most later.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:56 AM
Jun 2017

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It seems I always catch my typos as I press the send button.

But, if Trump made a typo, it's one that I can not see as possible.

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LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
13. I always thought he meant the word "kerfuffle"
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:03 PM
Jun 2017

"a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views."

The meaning fits with his statement: "Despite the negative press kerfuffle"
And he thought it started with a "c" and also forgot to include an "l". So he was meaning to write "covfefle".

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
9. One has to wonder, if this will actually become a real word...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:27 PM
Jun 2017

and if it will become part of a contemporary English dictionary.

And *Rump will put his spin on it, and take credit for creating another accepted colloquialism!

Winning!

Another brick in the wall of history!

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
10. That is definitely not true
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:32 PM
Jun 2017

His supporters still support him as much as ever, if not more so.

The rest of us know he is incompetent - his supporters don't see it that way, and never will.

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