Donald Trump: President attempts to quote Marc Thiessen's criticism of Hillary Clinton and spells it wrong - Independent

Donald Trump: President attempts to quote Marc Thiessen's criticism of Hillary Clinton and spells it wrong
Posted  by Lowenna Waters on August 1, 2018 in news 
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By now, we're all accustomed to the rather regular spelling errors that are issued from the White House and Donald Trump's Twitter accounts.

In the latest instalment, Trump attempted to criticise Hillary Clinton by quoting right-wing Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen in order to accuse her of conspiring with Russia to gain compromising information that could be used against his campaign.

In the tweet, the president quoted Marc Thiessen, who told Fox News in an interview Wednesday: "We already have a smoking gun about a campaign getting dirt on their opponent, it was Hillary Clinton."

In the tweet, Trump continued the quote, however he made a blaring spelling error, which has been screen-shotted by The Daily Mail:

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Smocking? Hummm....
Unsurprisingly, the original tweet was quickly deleted, and replaced with one that actually spelt the word 'smoking' correctly:


Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
 “We already have a smoking gun about a campaign getting dirt on their opponent, it was Hillary Clinton. How is it OK for Hillary Clinton to proactively seek dirt from the Russians but the Trump campaign met at the Russians request and that is bad?” Marc Thiessen, Washington Post

1:56 AM - Aug 2, 2018

The full quote reads:

'We already have a smoking gun about a campaign getting dirt on their opponent, it was Hillary Clinton. How is it OK for Hillary Clinton to proactively seek dirt from the Russians but the Trump campaign met at the Russians request and that is bad?' Marc Thiessen, Washington Post


Needless to say, the internet had a field day.

Jonah Goldberg
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@JonahNRO
 Hey @marcthiessen did you really spell it “smocking”? https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1024676935065120768 …

1:37 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Sam Vecenie
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@Sam_Vecenie
 Oh my god he did the smocking tweet.

1:37 AM - Aug 2, 2018
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Others wondered whether it had something to do with the White House's guns policies?

Shannon Watts
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@shannonrwatts
 I wonder if a “smocking gun” is a new @NRA marketing ploy to sell guns to women?

1:39 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Andrew Beatty
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@AndrewBeatty
 Overheard in the White House 'can you 3D print a smocking gun?"

1:50 AM - Aug 2, 2018

The sewing puns abounded.

Jason Isbell
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@JasonIsbell
 So glad I quit smocking

1:41 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Joanne Buchanan
@js_buchanan
Replying to @JasonIsbell
You quilt?

1:43 AM - Aug 2, 2018 · Durham, N

Jason Isbell
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@JasonIsbell
Replying to @js_buchanan
Quilt bodice time last year

6:07 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Joanne Buchanan
@js_buchanan
Replying to @JasonIsbell
That is sew great!  💪

7:28 AM - Aug 2, 2018 · Durham, NC

Others got creative with sewing imagery.

Maggie Serota
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@maggieserota
 smocking

2:13 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Kyle Griffin
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@kylegriffin1
 · 18h
 "Smocking gun" pic.twitter.com/Vf80nKcC9w


Dani Bostick
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@danibostick
Smocking. pic.twitter.com/rQmvc0fRcR

1:33 AM - Aug 2, 2018

Many hammered home that 'smocking' is a bad habit.


Christopher Bouzy
@cbouzy
 SMOCKING IS BAD FOR YOU!

1:38 AM - Aug 2, 2018


But, the real question on everyone's lips was - is smocking the new covfefe?

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@misscrystal81
 Does smocking = covfefe? 🤔

Kyle Griffin
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@kylegriffin1
"Smocking gun"

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12:43 PM - Aug 2, 2018

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HT The Hill