RantCrush Top 5: December 19, 2016

Over the weekend, Donald Trump got a lesson in spelling. In a tweet about China’s seizure of an American underwater drone in the South China Sea, he spelled the word “unprecedented” as “unpresidented.” Oops.

That’s not a real word, so Merriam-Webster’s Twitter account took a minute to troll Trump just a little bit.

Good morning! The #WordOfTheDay is…not ‘unpresidented’. We don’t enter that word. That’s a new one. https://t.co/BJ45AtMNu4

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 17, 2016

Trump quickly deleted his original tweet and replaced it with one with the right spelling.

China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters – rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2016

But he was still criticized for his early Saturday morning mishap by Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, who tweeted:

This is madness. A 7:30am Saturday escalation of diplomatic crisis w China via Twitter, w misspelling. https://t.co/p9QPZsr2yv

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 17, 2016

Anneliese Mahoney

Anneliese Mahoney is Managing Editor at Law Street and a Connecticut transplant to Washington D.C. She has a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and a passion for law, politics, and social issues. Contact Anneliese at amahoney@LawStreetMedia.com.