Trump declares himself president of a new country that does not exist; AI accord typo says ‘Unites States’

When United States President Donald Trump was busy giving artificial intelligence a new name on Tuesday, September 29, a typo on the document he signed with top tech leaders gave the impression that he had a new country to govern, which does not exist, with the same title.

Trump hosted leaders of several influential tech firms at the White House to promote an agreement that essentially lets the AI industry have more autonomy “in order to build a positive future for the American people and the world.” The leaders signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, with “super intelligence” being Trump’s most sought-after term for artificial intelligence.

But the document had a major error. Trump posted a photo of the signed document on Truth Social. His signature appeared on the second page, along with the title:


Donald J. Trump
‘President of the Unites States’

The country’s name was misspelled, which should be “United States,” instead of “Unites States.” Following the goof-up, social media reactions were preey quick to attack the 80-year-old president, some of them even jokingly said that he declared himself the President of a new country.

As of writing this on Wednesday morning, the image with the misspelled title remained on Trump’s Truth Social feed.

The typo came as Trump and tech executives, including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Sundar Pichai, backed a new approach to AI oversight. The voluntary accord calls for companies to use internal and external reviews as they develop and deploy advanced AI systems.

Trump has also been pushing the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence.”

The administration’s terminology shift applies to federal government communications. A September 29 executive order directed federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence, websites, reports, and other non-statutory documents.

This may be one of his most embarrassing flubs in recent history, but he was consistent in making bold claims around neighbors and territories, which sometimes became a diplomatic dispute.

On January 20, 2025, Trump signed Executive Order 14172 directing federal agencies to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Google changed it for US-based users to “Gulf of America.” This led Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to sue the company.

Trump also floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st US state in late 2024 and publicly reiterated the proposal in February 2025. In reaction, Prime Minister Mark Carney firmly rejected this, stating that Canada is “not for sale and never will be.”

His interest in Greenland dates back to his first term. In August 2019, Trump publicly discussed acquiring the territory and compared the idea to a real estate deal.

His administration later pushed for greater US control over Greenland. On September 22, 2026, however, Trump signed a new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland at the United Nations in New York.