Donald Trump just misused the word 'consensual.' Really.
The President of the United States, who is facing allegations of sexual assault and harassment, just confused the word "consensual."
Really.
SEE ALSO: Despite bombshell book, Donald Trump wants all of you to know he's 'like, really smart'
Posting an excerpt from the New York Post opinion piece "We’re still better off with Trump than Clinton" published by Michael Goodwin, Donald Trump copied and pasted to Twitter on Sunday. But, not entirely. Bizarrely, he changed one important word: "consensual."
Image: twitter/screenshot
Here's the excerpt from the original text, copied and pasted without any edits. See it?
Consequential. Not consensual. Why did Trump change this one, crucial word?
Trump followed his first tweet up with more of the excerpt, and rather inappropriately included Goodwin's email address.
Within a few minutes, Trump quickly replaced the tweet with a new post reading "consequential," and removed Goodwin's email address.
“His is turning out to be an enormously consequential presidency. So much so that, despite my own frustration over his missteps, there has never been a day when I wished Hillary Clinton were president. Not one. Indeed, as Trump’s accomplishments accumulate, the mere thought of...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2018
But it was a little too late, as plenty of folks had already spotted the blunder.
i hope this was the first time donald trump confused “consensual” and “consequential”
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) January 8, 2018
I don't think anybody's ever assumed Donald Trump knows what consensual means.
— I'm like, really smart. 🍊🤡 (@CommasFTW) January 8, 2018
Donald Trump had to repost his tweets to correct errors, including typing “consensual” instead of “consequential” and posting an email address when he meant to give a link. Such a #StableGenius. pic.twitter.com/5iOA4jtAhl
— Joel Klebanoff (@JoelKlebanoff) January 8, 2018
The problematic gaff comes after Trump claimed to be a "stable genius," following an unflattering portrayal in Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.
But honestly, why change one word? And that particular word?
WATCH: Star Wars fans worldwide are attending lightsaber schools
