As the nation tries to figure out Trump meant when he tweeted covfefe, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed that it was code word understood by Trump and a few people.
Trump tweeted:
Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017
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Instead of admitting that this was another infamous Trump typo, or maybe the President flaked out mid-tweet, Sean Spicer came up with this bit of nonsense:
Spicer on 'covfefe' tweet: "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant." https://t.co/URM4mW8pmO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 31, 2017
Spicer said, “The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”
Covfefe is either a typo or Trump code to let others know that Putin’s check has cleared.
Either way, shortly after the covfefe questions, Spicer abruptly ended the briefing:
White House @PressSec abruptly ends briefing after barely 10 minutes.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 31, 2017
After four months, we as a nation are collectively sitting around trying to figure out what the incoherent nonsense words in low energy, golf cart riding president’s tweets mean.
Maybe Trump should tweet nonsense words daily because every second we spend on covfefe is one not spent talking about Russia or his terrible health care bill.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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