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'Covfefe': Trump lit up Twitter with one misspelled word — and then made a joke about it

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"Covfefe." Screenshot via @realDonaldTrump

It has been a busy couple of weeks for the White House, and on Tuesday evening President Donald Trump appeared to show signs of wear. A tweet from Trump's personal account was posted late Tuesday night that read: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

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The tweet ended there, and it appeared to be deleted shortly before 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday after being up for a few hours. The president followed up with a tweet seeming to acknowledge the madness on the social-media network that had grown around his typo.

"Who can figure out the true meaning of 'covfefe' ??? Enjoy!" Trump tweeted Wednesday morning.

Here's how "covfefe" drove the internet wild:

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