A misspelled word from President-elect Donald Trump can make for an unintentional pun, as Trump found out Saturday morning.
Apparently misspelling “unprecedented,” Trump tweeted Saturday: “China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters – rips it out of water and takes it to China in unpresidented act.”
China has since promised to return the Navy glider to the U.S.
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Trump later deleted the Tweet, but not before it was widely seen and went viral. Many who were quick on the draw saved a screenshot of the error.
The hashtag #unpresidented started trending on Twitter later, as pranksters had fun with the gaffe.
Even Merriam-Webster, the dictionary people got in on the fun, making sure to clarify that “unpresidented” is not a word.
It’s not the first time the president-Elect has had trouble with his words. Last weekend, Trump was criticized on social media for poor spelling in a tweet in which he accused CNN of reporting “rediculous” fake news. Hours later, he put out a fresh tweet correcting the spelling to “ridiculous.”
*With files from the Associated Press
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