Trump Writes 'Smocking Gun' Twice in One Tweet, Gets Mercilessly Clowned

Someone get this man a dictionary!

Donald Trump smocking gun
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Donald Trump smocking gun

No one kicks off a lethargic Monday morning better than No. 45. Donald Trump warmed up his Twitter fingers bright and early, kicking off the week with a tweet about Russia/James Comey/Collusion/Dems and best of all, smocks! 

Check it out: 

“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun...No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,...

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2018

In the apparently unlikely circumstance the tweet gets deleted (it's been up for over three hours at the time of this writing), the text reads: "'Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun...No Collusion.' @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,..."

Obviously Trump was trying to to say "smoking gun," but instead wrote "smocking gun" not once, but two times in the same tweet. What is a smocking gun? Well... 

My covfefe is smocking hot this morning. #SmockingGun

— Matthew Kick (@MatthewKick) December 10, 2018

Trump's latest Twitter typo set people ablaze with various reactions, ranging from amusing puns to sheer terror that our president might not know how to spell the word "smoking." They're all found under the convenient viral tag #SmockingGun. 

To Kill a Smocking Bird.#SmockingGun #smockinggun

— Phil Stewart 💀 (@iamphilstewart) December 10, 2018

“I’m going out for a smock break”

Me: Can you pick me up a large covfefe on your way back?#SmockingGun

— Matthew Kick (@MatthewKick) December 10, 2018

The original #SmockingGun pic.twitter.com/orPP8OU3OE

— Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) December 10, 2018

In other news, John Kelly is leaving and the environment is still disintegrating around us. Mondays, amirite? 

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