Hillary Clinton jokes that 'covfefe' was a 'hidden message to the Russians'

Just one more 'covfefe' joke.
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Laura Vitto
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On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump tweeted the following: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

Since then it's been the talk of Twitter, and if you spend any time at all on the platform, you're probably over the jokes at this point.

But allow us, if you would, one more, courtesy of Hillary Clinton:

Speaking at Recode's 2017 Code Conference at a ritzy resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California on Wednesday, Clinton shared her "covfefe" theory with host Kara Swisher: "I thought it was a hidden message to the Russians."

So, what does "covfefe" actually mean? Though it's widely assumed to be nothing more than a typo, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer shared another explanation at Wednesday's audio-only press briefing.

Ok, Sean.

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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