The tweet was up for several hours before being removed. Then-press secretary Sean Spicer defended the tweet, saying, “No, I think the president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”
Trump soon after tweeted, “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!”
In reference to the tweet, the COVFEFE Act was introduced in the House of Representatives, which sought to amend the Presidential Records Act to preserve social media interactions by the President and to require the National Archives to store them.
Trump had previously said he “has the best words,” but covfefe appeared to simply be a typo that was accidentally tweeted. In another instance, he crammed five typos into a single tweet. He has also misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name.
Wired – The Internet Defines ‘Covfefe’
USA Today – Sean Spicer says ‘covfefe’ wasn’t a typo: Trump knew ‘exactly what he meant’
Wikipedia – COVFEFE Act