Trump Tweet Unites a Bewildered Nation -
By MATT FLEGENHEIMERMAY 31, 2017
WASHINGTON — And on the 132nd day, just after midnight, President Trump had at last delivered
the nation to something approaching unity — in bewilderment, if nothing else.
“That is his final tweet & the rest of history stops.”
Some appeared to temper their whimsy as a more sobering news story dominated the medium:
a huge explosion shaking Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving dozens dead or wounded.
“Of course #covfefe is real word,” wrote @Diane_7A, recalling an invented tragedy once invoked by the Trump White House.
They announced they had at last discovered what Bill Murray whispered to Scarlett Johansson at the end of “Lost in Translation.”
And as the hour wore on, stragglers turned their lonely eyes to the only account that could save them.
“It was coined during the Bowling Green Massacre.”
“What if this is it,” asked Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker television critic, after just five minutes.
“Help, @MerriamWebster,” pleaded Jessica Taylor, a reporter at NPR, one of several to make the request.
“Covfefe,” said Tasneem Raja, a journalist, perhaps chafing at the growing communal giddiness.
Perhaps, some worried aloud, Mr. Trump had experienced a medical episode a quarter of the way through his 140 characters.