Fabric or fire? Trump tweet spreads humour online.
Posted December 10, 2018 9:06 am.
Last Updated December 10, 2018 9:07 am.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account is often used to attack, belittle, and outright insult his opponents but on Monday it was a source of humour for many.
That’s because President Trump not once, but twice spelt smoking with a “C” in one Tweet, referring to a ‘Smocking Gun’.
“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2018
As you can imagine, many Twitter users have “knitted together” witty replies to the error.
A #SmockingGun doesn't kill people, improper spelling kills people. #Twatwaffle
— Valarie Vogel (@shinysparkly) December 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/PieceDeReSister/status/1072123112953655296
On a more serious, make you think note, comedian Nat Baimel tweeted “Refreshing to see a debate about a gun in America take place over something other than a mass shooting”.
That tweet has since been removed from Baimel’s page.