Trump defends his choice to serve the Clemson football team '1000 hamberders'

'Hamberder' is the new 'covfefe.'
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Trump defends his choice to serve the Clemson football team '1000 hamberders'
BEHOLD, THE FINEST HAMBERDERS IN ALL THE LAND. Credit: CHRIS KLEPONIS-POOL/GETTY IMAGES

You've probably seen the massive spread of fast food that President Donald Trump bought for the University of Clemson football team during their visit to the White House to celebrate their championship win.

You've probably also seen the wave of memes and jokes about the less-than-healthy smörgåsbord Trump laid out. Well, on Tuesday morning, Trump responded to criticism of his menu choice (of course) but with a very "covfefe" twist.

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Yes, Trump bragged about feeding college students "1000 hamberders." Are hamberders a special meat sandwich only the president can order? Is this a secret McDonald's menu item even the internet doesn't know about?

Does Trump think that's actually how you spell hamburgers?

We don't know and probably never will but that didn't mean the internet didn't step up early on a Tuesday morning to try their best.

At least we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the Secret Service was able to keep the wily Hamberdlar from stealing all of the fast food before the Clemson players could eat it.

UPDATE: Jan. 15, 2019, 11:21 a.m. EST After being posted for nearly three hours, Trump deleted the original tweet and re-shared his message with the correct spelling of hamburger.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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