Comedy
If Only 'Unpresidented' Were a Word, Donald Trump...
...then it might have his photo next to it in the dictionary.
December 17 2016 6:56 AM EST
October 31 2024 6:56 AM EST
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...then it might have his photo next to it in the dictionary.
The latest proof that Donald Trump can't spell is being mocked more than usual. Trump substituted "unprecedented" for "unpresidented" -- a word many now wish existed -- while trying to make a crack about China.
Trump's latest bout with his inability to use the English language is only the latest in a very long list of examples (which we've outlined for your convenience here). No one is sure what it means. Maybe it's a verb, and if Trump were unpresidented by the Electoral College on Monday, that would be truly unprecedented in our country's history.
Or maybe "unpresidented" is the new "strategery." George W. Bush was mocked as lacking actual strategy, and in this case Trump is mocked as being unpresidential.
Here's how the snickering is spreading as "unpresidented" trends on Twitter:
\u201cI'm calling for a select committee to investigate the President-elect's understanding of foreign policy and homophones.\u201d— Mark Takano (@Mark Takano) 1481983885
\u201cTrump deleted it, but not before I saved it. Freudian slip? We can all hope he, too, soon will be "unpresidented." #LearnToSpell\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1481983475
\u201cTrump: "Spellcheck has no talent, bad numbers, and biased! Sad!"\u201d— Jason Rosenberg (@Jason Rosenberg) 1481982807
\u201cTrump: How do you spell \u201cunprecedented\u201d? \nAdviser: Look it up in the dictionary. \nTrump: Well, how CAN I IF I DON\u2019T KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT.\u201d— \ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95 (@\ud835\ude91\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8c \ud835\ude99\ud835\ude92\ud835\udea1\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude8e \ud835\ude8d\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude8e\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude96 \ud835\ude90\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude95) 1481983340
\u201cIt took Trump and his team 87 minutes to fix the word "unpresidented."\u201d— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1481983511
\u201c.@realDonaldTrump "I know words, I have the best words." LOL #unpresidented \nhttps://t.co/19xyix9Gmb\u201d— Erick Fernandez (@Erick Fernandez) 1481987273
\u201c#unpresidented is the new potatoe\u201d— Marcos Mateo Ochoa \u262e\ufe0f (@Marcos Mateo Ochoa \u262e\ufe0f) 1481992900
\u201cThis is what happens when you use a bad Russian to English translator online: #unpresidented\u201d— Anthony Michael Kreis (@Anthony Michael Kreis) 1481988125
\u201c"If Only #Unpresidented Were a Word, It Might Have This Photo Next to it in the Dictionary" \u00bb best tweets \u00bb https://t.co/Xdtx8iipDK\u201d— The Advocate (@The Advocate) 1481994085