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.
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."
Here's the excerpt from the original text, copied and pasted without any edits. See it?
Meanwhile, 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 Clinton in the White House, doubling down on Barack Obama’s failed policies, washes away any doubts that America made the right choice.
This was truly a change election — and the changes Trump is bringing are far-reaching and necessary.
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.
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But it was a little too late, as plenty of folks had already spotted the blunder.
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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?
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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
