What the #covfefe! US President Donald Trump's midnight typo makes Twitter explode

Donald Trump gaffes can now safely be categorised as a gift that keeps on giving. A few minutes past midnight in Washington DC, the President of the United States, known to tweet late into the night, sent out this tweet with a baffling word. 

"Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

Our best guess is, he wanted to say 'coverage', but ended up with a typo "covfefe". The tweet is still up and hasn't been deleted, with at least 65,861 retweets and 81,213 likes at last count. While all of us can relate to the exasperation of tweeting a misspelt word, when the President of the United States makes one, it's not long before the word starts trending.

Despite the late hour, Twitter users brought out the hilarious memes, each funnier that the last, trying to decipher what word the President meant to write. 

Quick to respond, Urban Dictionary and Merriam-Webster had this to say: 

For those of us in the back of the room, Urban Dictionary has defined #covfefe pic.twitter.com/LWTXTgUebz

— ResistanceinSCV (@AltFactsMurph) May 31, 2017

Wakes up.
Checks Twitter.
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Uh...
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 Lookups fo...
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Regrets checking Twitter.
Goes back to bed.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 31, 2017

Soon, a Twitter handle with the misspelt word cropped up:

What about the negative press @realDonaldTrump? #covfefe

— Covfefe (@covfefe) May 31, 2017

Someone even started a countdown clock till the time the tweet is deleted!

We have a countdown clock: https://t.co/AhEmTG7n5h #covfefe

— Jeff Palm (@spudtrooper) May 31, 2017

And the funny memes continued to pour.

If your covfefe lasts longer than four hours, call your doctor. #Covfefe pic.twitter.com/vZNr2C0Hvp

— Robot Joe Miller (@JoeMiller17) May 31, 2017

I'm completely serious. From now on we should ONLY refer to him as "President Covfefe." #Covfefe

— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) May 31, 2017

Sweeping the nation #covfefe pic.twitter.com/xDfkXQtbZa

— Matt Johnson (@mattyj21) May 31, 2017

Don't worry! Everything is under #covfefe pic.twitter.com/viufIghcC0

— Donald J. Drumpf (@RealDonalDrumpf) May 31, 2017

"The #Covfefe is real and you will like it. Period." - Sean Spicer pic.twitter.com/JiXGzOaEaj

— Dark Arts AJ (@AJFeelsTheMagic) May 31, 2017

Spicer tomorrow: "The president's tweet speaks for itself" #covfefe pic.twitter.com/ZujRAJ6Qdl

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 31, 2017

I can't even. #covfefe  pic.twitter.com/TCgxW3NsJv

— Jason Castro (@blizzrock1) May 31, 2017

#Covfefe converted from English to Russian. pic.twitter.com/NuNXE4t5K9

— Bradley Pittman (@BradleyPittma12) May 31, 2017

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— Ken Norton (@kennethn) May 31, 2017

I feel for all the social media interns that have ever been fired for a messed up tweet. There's still hope for you! #covfefe

— Martin Spierings (@tricoachmartin) May 31, 2017

Make America Covfefe Again

— PopehatWitchHunt (@Popehat) May 31, 2017

Your word is covfefe.

May I have the country of origin? pic.twitter.com/feo1mAqd9u

— marshall weber (@marshmau5) May 31, 2017

'What did Trump mean by #covfefe?'
PAUL RYAN: I support the use of covfefe.
'It's not a word.'
RYAN: If the president says it, it's a word

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) May 31, 2017

I feel genuine sympathy for everyone who wakes up tomorrow with no clue what #covfefe is

— Jason Porter (@Fitz_Farseer) May 31, 2017

How can any of us go to sleep until he deletes that tweet? Guess I'll put on a pot of #covfefe

— Sarah Colonna (@sarahcolonna) May 31, 2017

Doing the Covfefe pic.twitter.com/d6fD4szBTX

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 31, 2017

Well, hopefully you're all having a happy covfefe day too!