Creating a covfefe is a great idea

His predecessor, Barack Obama certainly had a way with words, as rapt audiences would vouch rather readily. However, US President Donald J Trump has a way with new words, although they tend to elicit mirth more than admiration.

Yuge and bigly were his earlier notable contributions to American political discourse. But that was before he became Leader of the Free World. Now any words that emanate from him are bound to assume a more serious cast.

No wonder his latest offering — covfefe — has caused a furore on social media. While it could well be the result of him not using his reading glasses when he took a another shot at the media on Twitter, people cannot be blamed for wondering whether it was the nuclear launch code, his microblogging password, or actually meant ‘I resign’ in Trumpese.

Covfefe being just what happens to the word ‘coverage’ when typed out by a small presidential hand is too boringly obvious. And Trump must be complimented for turning a slip into a convenient conundrum by exhorting his fellow Americans in a follow-up tweet to decipher what covfefe really means. Not many world leaders would be able to deftly keep a large number of carping compatriots happily occupied with an utterly pointless task. His peers in other countries with similar ‘fan’ following on social media could try this gambit too.