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title: "What is covfefe?"  
description: "What is covfefe?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2019-03-19  
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category: "twitter"  
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# What is covfefe?

What is covfefe?

## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

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**'Despite the persistent negative press covfefe,'** Trump tweeted **six minutes** after midnight (**EDT**) on **May 31, 2017**. Six hours later, he erased the tweet, implying that the language was deliberate. Most news organizations assumed he meant to type 'coverage.' 'I think the **[President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93095/will-donald-trump-be-elected-the-next-president-of-america)** and a limited handful of individuals know exactly what he meant,' **White House Press Secretary** Sean Spicer said. \
The term has now become widespread in **internet memes** and **merchandise**, inspiring both popular and academic examination of the **[Trump](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93095/will-donald-trump-be-elected-the-next-president-of-america) administration's language** and **messaging**. \
The tweet drew a lot of attention in the media and on **[social media](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94008/what-is-your-approach-to-social-media-content-writing)**, and it immediately went viral. Both the phrase and the tweet had a wide range of cultural, economic, and social implications. \
'**Covfefe**' soon went viral, prompting jokes and theories about its meaning on social media and in the news. On the morning of **May 31**, it was retweeted over **105,000** times, had over **148,000** likes, and became a **viral** Internet meme. Within **24 hours** of Trump's tweet, the hashtag **#covfefe** had been used **1.4 million times** on the **Internet**. \
On **May 31**, the **Google search** phrase '**covfefe**' **eclipsed** the search term '**Paris climate**,' the same day Trump said the **US** would pull out of the **Paris Agreement**.


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