President Donald Trump misspelled “Marine Corps” on Tuesday night, instead writing “Marine Core.” Twitter quickly took notice.
Trump, who deleted the misspelling and replaced it with the proper name, shared a picture of him speaking at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, California.
It was my great honor to deliver a message at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to our GREAT U.S. Military, straight from the heart of the American People: We support you, we thank you, we love you – and we will always have your back! pic.twitter.com/oCt1nH3DON
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2018
This is certainly not the first time Trump has made a typo in a tweet. There was of course “covfefe,” a mistake that became the name of a bill, and in December 2016, the president typed “unpresidented,” a misspelling of “unprecedented” that became the genesis for a flurry of memes and jokes.
But the internet took notice of the “core” mistake, bringing up his Vietnam War deferments, among other things.
Maybe start to have their backs by learning to spell "Marine Corps" correctly. https://t.co/OCiDW2htPk
— Chase Masterson 😳 (@ChaseMasterson) March 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/973713185776848896
https://twitter.com/Wortelevision/status/973716776138760193
Ignorant to his core.#MoronInChief https://t.co/Yu3IRJd5OK
— FishGottaSwim 🌊🐟🏳️🌈☮️ (@Fishgot2swim) March 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/jboucher7/status/973715090015948800
Veterans, in particular, appeared to take offense to Trump’s “core” mistake, as HuffPost points out.
“Marine Core.” Really, @POTUS? Maybe General Kelly can get a copy of the Grammar for Marines MCI for you. pic.twitter.com/VjEYvVD6w1
— VoteVets (@votevets) March 14, 2018
It’s Marine CORPS, not Marine Core. And you’re a disgrace. #VetsAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/SewvgFRvVI
— Common Defense (@commondefense) March 14, 2018
Someone had to explain to Cadet Bone Spurs the difference between the Marine Corps & the "Marine Core".
— Casey Hinds🌻🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@CaseyHinds) March 14, 2018
Take it from a veteran, our military deserves better than a lying, malignant narcissist for a commander in chief.
Resign! pic.twitter.com/jMIFP0fXP8
Meanwhile, Trump loves the armed forces so much, he’s thinking about putting Rick Perry in charge of vets.