Smocking is an embroidery term per Merriam-Webster and President Trump was ridiculed for writing «smocking gun» twice in a tweet about the Russia investigation.
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President Trump has triggered teasing on social media after typing “Smocking Gun” not once, but twice, in the same post. The president wrote the tweet early Monday morning on December 10, in reference to the Russia investigation.
“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun… No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10,2018
The tweet read, “‘Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun… No Collusion.’ @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,…”
….which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s – but it was done correctly by a lawyer and there would not even be a fine. Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me). Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10,2018
“….which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s – but it was done correctly by a lawyer and there would not even be a fine. Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me). Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!”
Social media was quick to jump on the mistake, noting that since he wrote “smocking” twice, it must not have been a typo. The president wrote “smocking” in another tweet on August 1,2018, but later deleted it, as pointed out by Mediaite.
Today in Spellcheck Can’t Save You:
‘Smocking’ is a type of embroidery made of many small folds sewn into place. https://t.co/3wbxPG24ne
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 10,2018
The Merriam-Webster dictionary pointed out on its own Twitter handle that “smocking” is a real word. It refers to an embroidery technique. Merriam-Webster provides the following definition: “a decorative embroidery or shirring made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced round tucks.
