# Was Convfefe a deliberate distraction? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828 "2017-06-01T11:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/1 "2017-06-01T11:51:28Z")
Yesterday, Trump did two things. There was the stupid “convefefe” tweet that got a lot of press coverage. He also decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The tweet got far more media coverage, almost burying the story about the Paris Agreement. Did he do this intentionally? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/2 "2017-06-01T17:57:31Z")
How would anyone on this board know? Donald, are you there? I don’t think anyone knows what the ‘covfefe’ tweet was about. I don’t think Trump did it intentionally since it makes him look stupid (at best). BTW I don’t think he made the Paris Accord decision on the same day if my memory serves me. Whenever I have to decide whether Trump is doing something incredibly clever or just idiotic, I go with idiotic, and that’s almost always the case. ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/3 "2017-06-01T18:07:51Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > I don’t think Trump did it intentionally That’s what I thought (and that it was inconsequential and didn’t deserve the discussion it got), then Spicer goes and says it was intentional and few people out there know what it means. Which just sounds worse than an accident to me. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/4 "2017-06-01T18:08:48Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > There was the stupid “convefefe” tweet that got a lot of press coverage…Did he do this intentionally? I find it much more plausible that it was a mistake. > [@](#): > > He also decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Everything I’ve read indicated that what he decided yesterday was to announce his decision on this today (01 June). ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/5 "2017-06-01T18:11:16Z")
Everything Trump does is designed to get him publicity. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/6 "2017-06-01T18:30:48Z")
> [@Tzigone](#): > > That’s what I thought (and that it was inconsequential and didn’t deserve the discussion it got), then Spicer goes and says it was intentional and few people out there know what it means. Which just sounds worse than an accident to me. Trump and his administration have adopted a policy of never, _ever_ admitting that they made a mistake or did anything unintentional, even when they’ve clearly screwed up. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/7 "2017-06-01T18:36:31Z")
As opposed to Hillary’s fine record of taking immediate personal responsibility for her endless cock-ups. “_Infamy ! Infamy ! They’ve all got it infamy !_” ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/8 "2017-06-01T18:57:43Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > The tweet got far more media coverage, almost burying the story about the Paris Agreement. Where in the world are you getting your news? ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/9 "2017-06-01T19:18:27Z")
Really? He deliberately launched a typo that somehow he magically _knew_ would turn into a massive internet circle-jerk? If he had that level of prescience, he’d have a _vastly_ better grasp on his image than he does now. So yeah - No. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/10 "2017-06-01T19:58:05Z")
This is Donald Trump we’re talking about. He may have withdrawn from the Paris Accord in an attempt to distract public attention from his spelling mistake. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/11 "2017-06-01T20:03:45Z")
It was clearly a mistake. It’s not just the word, but the fact that it’s part of a clause and not a complete sentence. Most likely, there was some sort of glitch that cut off the tweet as it was sent. The problem is that Trump can’t admit mistakes, even ones that probably aren’t his fault. It’s part and parcel of his massive insecurity. As for a plan, Hanlon’s razor applies: Never attribute to malice what is adequately explained by stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/12 "2017-06-01T20:11:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This is Donald Trump we’re talking about. He may have withdrawn from the Paris Accord in an attempt to distract public attention from his spelling mistake. Now THAT, I believe. Or at least, it’s within the range of ‘plausible,’ however unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/13 "2017-06-01T20:11:44Z")
I did not have sex with that convfefe. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/14 "2017-06-01T20:15:50Z")
No, he wasn’t playing 11-D Tetris with this move. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/15 "2017-06-01T20:22:37Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > Where in the world are you getting your news? Doesn’t everyone get their news from Facebook memes these days? I have to assume the OP has a much different idea of what press and media coverage are. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/16 "2017-06-01T20:42:27Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > Yesterday, Trump did two things. There was the stupid “convefefe” tweet that got a lot of press coverage. He also decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The tweet got far more media coverage, almost burying the story about the Paris Agreement. > Did he do this intentionally? Not a chance in Hell. And there was plenty of media coverage leading up to his Paris agreement decision. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/17 "2017-06-01T20:49:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This is Donald Trump we’re talking about. He may have withdrawn from the Paris Accord in an attempt to distract public attention from his spelling mistake. Now this, I can believe. Not only is that the kind of petty vanity I can imagine from Trump, I can’t believe anyone would think he considered pulling out of the Paris agreement something that needed to be distracted from. That’s the sort of shit he’s been proud of. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/18 "2017-06-02T03:10:15Z")
Convfefe is the sound you make when you abruptly withdraw without climating. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/19 "2017-06-02T05:49:16Z")
In the past I’ve given that fucking moron too much credit for some of his “strategies”. In truth, it’s clear to me now he has a brain the size of a peanut and doesn’t have a fucking clue about any damn thing at all. “Covfefe” was an interrupted tweet. He either fell asleep or dropped the phone in the toilet or somebody snatched it out of his hands to stop him from saying something moronic. It most certainly was not deliberate. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828/20 "2017-06-02T06:20:13Z")
So much mocking Trump’s stupid spelling of made-up words – and only two posters above could spell “covfefe” right. :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828.md?page=2)