"Covfefe." It was the word that rocked the Twitter world just after midnight ET.
President Donald Trump took to his personal account to send a confusing late-night message. "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," Trump wrote.
The hashtag #covfefe quickly became a trending topic with users wondering and joking about what the president could have meant.
Comedian and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel got in on the debate. "What makes me saddest is that I know I'll never write anything funnier than #covfefe," Kimmel tweeted.
Many people turned the word into a meme and some users started their own "Covfefe" Twitter accounts.
Even Merriam-Webster sounded off, though its tweet didn't specifically mention "covfefe" or Trump.
The ambiguous tweet stayed online for more than five hours, being removed shortly after 5:30 a.m.
Trump then sent another message to address what many people thought was a typo.
"Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!" the president wrote.
The White House has not responded to a request for comment.
The incident came not even a full day after White House communications director Michael Dubke resigned from his position.
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