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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Wed May 31, 2017, 08:45 AM May 2017

I'm almost as amused by the people trying to explain "covfefe."

Last edited Wed May 31, 2017, 11:25 AM - Edit history (1)

The serious comments explaining that Trump probably meant to type "coverage" are pretty comical. Look, it's quite obvious he was trying to type coverage. That's not the point, or why "covfefe" is at once hysterical and frightening. It shows our President is quite literally asleep at the wheel, tweeting random nonsense in the wee hours of the night, with no checks on what is going out to the world. It's really kind of scary when you think about it.

Yeah, we know he meant coverage.

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I'm almost as amused by the people trying to explain "covfefe." (Original Post) Atman May 2017 OP
Why is it just an incomplete sentence? mainstreetonce May 2017 #1
maybe he had a stroke in mid-tweet........? lastlib May 2017 #4
You're only saying that to make me feel better Orrex May 2017 #5
That's what I think happened gratuitous May 2017 #29
+1 on this sub-thread. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #36
It doesn't sound like a normal sleep pattern. mainstreetonce May 2017 #6
I suspect ambien lostnfound May 2017 #7
I agree. kag May 2017 #21
I tried Ambien a few times and stopped taking it for that very reason. smirkymonkey May 2017 #22
he has both. bdamomma May 2017 #44
"Covfefe" actually means forgotmylogin May 2017 #13
Lol - I think your translation is spot on! Beartracks May 2017 #25
The president is literally asleep at the wheel FM123 May 2017 #2
He need a cup of covfefe. L. Coyote May 2017 #3
Extra-Strength! lastlib May 2017 #43
Enjoy underpants May 2017 #8
The tweet was worrisome .The amont of time it took his staff to notice and delete it is scary. nocalflea May 2017 #9
Just take the phone/tablet away. As one would do with any toddler. 7wo7rees May 2017 #14
I do not like her at all, but it has to suck to be creeped out by your father...(n/t) Moostache May 2017 #18
Guest on msnbc said critics should be careful about Ilsa May 2017 #10
Spelling errors are one thing--incomplete thoughts, however... Maeve May 2017 #11
Yes, I agree. That's not just a typo. It's a complete mangling of the word. kcr May 2017 #12
It's a complete mangling of English. L. Coyote May 2017 #24
And none of his handlers were even aware of it for hours! nt tblue37 May 2017 #19
On twitter, if you post by accident, you can immediately delete. forgotmylogin May 2017 #26
they love making excuses bdamomma May 2017 #45
Al Franken has an answer... yuiyoshida May 2017 #15
Brilliant! LOL nt Ilsa May 2017 #27
he can tweet out classified intel just as easily IronLionZion May 2017 #16
And his handlers should be more on the ball about monitoring him and cleaning tblue37 May 2017 #20
The Least Interesting Man In The World: "I don't often tweet nonsense, but when I do...covfefe" FailureToCommunicate May 2017 #17
Covfefe: proof we flunked national intelligence test by electing Trump. L. Coyote May 2017 #23
Occam's razor: "covfefe" means "coffee" Goodheart May 2017 #28
It looks like the word coffee to me too. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah May 2017 #38
everyone bora13 May 2017 #30
I have my younger sister FeFe in hiding along with my dae May 2017 #31
Covfefe IS funny. But it does show his mind. There's something very wrong with him. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #32
"Confetti" is a possibility. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #33
Was there any tweet before that one? Or after? muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #34
Covfefe (Cuv-Fay-Fay): French for "We're all F----cked" flibbitygiblets May 2017 #35
His viagra probably has a two minute operating window and he had to hurry up and get to task. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #37
I know words, I have the best words. I have the best, but there is no better word than stupid. Ptah May 2017 #39
Twitter is brutal ismnotwasm May 2017 #40
Just imagine. Atman May 2017 #41
And no one is discussing his going offline in the middle of a thought.. adigal May 2017 #42

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)
1. Why is it just an incomplete sentence?
Wed May 31, 2017, 08:50 AM
May 2017

Did he just blink out in the middle of a sentence? He doesn't seem to be awake till hours later.
That is a real concern.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
29. That's what I think happened
Wed May 31, 2017, 11:26 AM
May 2017

The American people deserve to know if their president still has all his marbles. Full physical now, and not by Dr. Bornstein.

lostnfound

(16,138 posts)
7. I suspect ambien
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:05 AM
May 2017

People can sleepwalk, sleeptalk, sleepsex, sleeptweet..on the stuff.
Hopefully not sleepnuke, though. Needs a warning label. "Do not permit access to civilization-destroying capability while under the influence of this medicine." Mushroom cloud icon.

When it's all over, Trump can sue the makers of Ambien. Bigly.

kag

(4,076 posts)
21. I agree.
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:41 AM
May 2017

Ambien can make you do some weird shit, and then not even remember it. Another possibility is oxycodone or some other narcotic. I've seen people begin a sentence, but start dozing in the middle of it, and by the end it is complete gibberish.

But it seems clear that he's on something strong.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
22. I tried Ambien a few times and stopped taking it for that very reason.
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:46 AM
May 2017

It was like one minute you were completely coherent and then next you were out cold. I was on the phone with someone one night and he said in the middle of a conversation I just dropped off. That could have been what happened to Trump.

forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
13. "Covfefe" actually means
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:49 AM
May 2017

"Someone is trying to wrestle this phone out of my hand and I accidentally hit 'send'."

It can also be applied to the particular body-check and tackle maneuver employed by Ivanka and Jared to pull this off.

nocalflea

(1,387 posts)
9. The tweet was worrisome .The amont of time it took his staff to notice and delete it is scary.
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:18 AM
May 2017

I wonder when they are going to figure out he needs an overnight minder ?

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)
14. Just take the phone/tablet away. As one would do with any toddler.
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:52 AM
May 2017

Ivanka needs to spend more time with Dad.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
10. Guest on msnbc said critics should be careful about
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:19 AM
May 2017

criticizing an honest mistake, because anyone could make a spelling error, etc.

The news host replied, yeah, but we aren't the ones with the nuclear codes.

Maeve

(42,224 posts)
11. Spelling errors are one thing--incomplete thoughts, however...
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:25 AM
May 2017

are frightening in the so-called leader of a super-power.

kcr

(15,300 posts)
12. Yes, I agree. That's not just a typo. It's a complete mangling of the word.
Wed May 31, 2017, 09:41 AM
May 2017

He had some sort of devastating health crisis around the time of that trip, like a stroke. He isn't well.

forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
26. On twitter, if you post by accident, you can immediately delete.
Wed May 31, 2017, 11:16 AM
May 2017

He either fell asleep and sent by accident, letting the tweet sit in public for hours, or someone took the phone away and didn't realize what had happened.

People say "Oh, he's replaced it with a self-deprecatingly humorous replacement" but if he really meant to do that, they wouldn't have deleted the old one. A normal person would have replied and said: "Wow, dropped the phone and didn't realize what I typed, ha!", but the length of time before the replacement meant there was a meeting about how to save face.

And his re-tweet about it, of course, isn't self-deprecating, it's a "Your welcome, the internet!" like his 140 characters are gold coins he tosses around to the peasants.

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
45. they love making excuses
Wed May 31, 2017, 02:56 PM
May 2017

for this sick a$$ man don't they? the guy only gets 4 hours sleep no wonder he makes mistakes. not a healthy lifestyle........

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
16. he can tweet out classified intel just as easily
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:12 AM
May 2017

a president should be more careful what he shares to the public

tblue37

(64,982 posts)
20. And his handlers should be more on the ball about monitoring him and cleaning
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:40 AM
May 2017

up after his worst mistakes.

Goodheart

(5,264 posts)
28. Occam's razor: "covfefe" means "coffee"
Wed May 31, 2017, 11:25 AM
May 2017

and he didn't know how to operate the press? Looks like he could have really used that caffeine jolt, too.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
33. "Confetti" is a possibility.
Wed May 31, 2017, 11:48 AM
May 2017

Despite the negative press, confetti!

He was probably reading negative items about his foreign tour. Spicer comes out an issues ridiculous statements about it being historically successful, he was admired & rec'd accolades abroad (yada yada...Spicer was repeating Trump's grandiose words).

In other words...there was confetti everywhere he went, figuratively speaking, despite the negative American press. Covfefe. Confetti.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
34. Was there any tweet before that one? Or after?
Wed May 31, 2017, 12:00 PM
May 2017

Without the silly typo, it's still a weird thing to tweet if there wasn't more to the 'thought'.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
35. Covfefe (Cuv-Fay-Fay): French for "We're all F----cked"
Wed May 31, 2017, 12:10 PM
May 2017

Most frequently tweeted from a golden commode by delusional megalomaniacs at odd hours while making poor scientific and social decisions that will affect the planet for decades.

"Covfefe!"

ismnotwasm

(41,921 posts)
40. Twitter is brutal
Wed May 31, 2017, 12:39 PM
May 2017

I'm not very good at it--and even I know to check what I'm putting out there. He's the fucking president, typos of this caliber have the potential to start incidents.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
42. And no one is discussing his going offline in the middle of a thought..
Wed May 31, 2017, 01:36 PM
May 2017

"Despite the negative news covfefe..."
Yes?? Despite it, what?? That word "despite" means more is coming. He hit Send without finishing a thought. Really very odd.

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