Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress today about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
During the first round of testimony on Wednesday, Mueller was asked about the findings of his report by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), specifically whether Russia believed it would benefit from one candidate winning the 2016 presidential election.
Mueller began answering the question, telling Lofgren that Trump was that candidate, but mistakenly pronounced the president’s last name, calling him “Trimp” before quickly correcting himself.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren: Did your investigation find that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from one of the candidates winning?
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 24, 2019
Mueller: Yes.
Lofgren: And which candidate would that be?
Mueller: Well, it would be Trump. #MuellerHearings https://t.co/pjOwNhYtbJ pic.twitter.com/xEG3271QOR
The mispronunciation was noticed by a lot of Twitter users, who found the “Trimp” name humorous.
Thank you Mr. Mueller, I will be enjoying the upcoming #Trimp memes. The internet is already on it.
— Ali Hazer (@AliHazer12) July 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/doctagee/status/1154015300804927488
Mueller just said Trimp #MuellerHearings pic.twitter.com/vbO4tlybOM
— Nicole Perez (@nicole_perez1) July 24, 2019
Mueller just called Trump “Trimp.” Game over
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) July 24, 2019
#MuellerHearings Mueller calls Trump, ‘Trimp’ and it fits perfectly!
— Joe Jackson (@JoeJacksonJnr) July 24, 2019
If nothing else I would like to thank Robert Mueller for giving us a new nickname for the President:
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) July 24, 2019
Donald "Trimp"#MuellerHearings
https://twitter.com/katerbland/status/1154014815490379776
https://twitter.com/H00dratmonster/status/1154014870314061825
https://twitter.com/_jeremygray/status/1154014840169439232
Behold! President Trimp: pic.twitter.com/kldQVx7ipI
— Jaleesa Johnson 🤴🏾 (@leesalegend) July 24, 2019
Others vowed they’d refer to Trump as “Trimp” for now on.
Henceforth we will call him Trimp #MuellerHearing #MuellerTime
— Sarah (@sarah_in_ny) July 24, 2019
He shall henceforth be known as #trimp
— Reverend Sobriquet (@hyperlax) July 24, 2019
It’s perhaps unsurprising that that mispronunciation caught fire on Wednesday, as nearly every time Trump misspells something in a tweet, it starts trending.
You can watch all of Mueller’s testimony here.
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