Trump tweetede klokken 12:06&nbsp;([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]) den 31. maj 2017, "På trods af den konstante negative presse covfefe", og intet andet.<ref name="NYT"/> Medier har antaget, at "covfefe" var en forkert indtastning af ordet "coverage". <ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/covfefe-donald-trump-tweet-twitter-what-mean-write-negative-press-us-media-president-late-night-a7764496.html|title=Covfefe: What Does Donald Trump's Tweet Actually Mean and What Was He Trying to Write?|last=Andrew Griffin|date=31. maj 2017|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=9. september 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48212456|title=When spelling goes wrong: Famous typos from Trump to NASA|date=9. maj 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=9. september 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-trump-covfefe-tweet-20170603-story.html|title=Opinion: Don't laugh off 'covfefe,' readers say — it could indicate problems with Trump and our culture|last=Paul Thornton|date=3. juni 2017|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=9. september 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://mashable.com/2017/05/31/donald-trump-covfefe-tweet/|title=People are going 'covfefe' over Donald Trump's 'covfefe' tweet|last=Jonny Lieu|date=31. maj 2017|work=Mashable|access-date=9. september 2019}}</ref> Trump slettede tweetet cirka seks timer senere.<ref name="ABC17">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-covfefe-heard-round-world/story?id=47739450|title=Spicer on 'covfefe': 'The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant'|last=Tom Kutsch|date=31. maj 2017|work=[[ABC News]]|access-date=9. september 2019}}</ref>
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