Donald Trump tweets 'Happy Birthday!' to random Lee Greenwood, not the country music star

Everyone please send your thoughts and prayers to LeeGreenwood83's mentions right now. He'll need them.
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Heather Dockray
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Donald Trump tweets 'Happy Birthday!' to random Lee Greenwood, not the country music star
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It's a good day in America when the president doesn't do anything to endanger our lives, just humiliate us in front of our allies.

Well congratulations, America. Today is that day!

On Friday, President Trump congratulated country music singer Lee Greenwood on celebrating his birthday on Twitter. Trump, who it should be remembered has access to our nuclear codes, accidentally tagged the wrong Greenwood.

The American presidency is in its finest hour, y'all.

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Shortly after, Fox, which is not a propaganda network, compounded the mistake by wishing the exact same wrong Lee Greenwood "Happy Birthday."

LeeGreenwood83 last tweeted in July of this year. He has 378 followers and enjoys taking photos of anti-Trump protests he's recently attended.

The Greenwood Trump intended to tag can be found under the handle @TheLeeGreenwood. He has 25,000 followers. He also has a blue checkmark by his name.

Almost an hour later, Trump corrected himself by posting this tweet, without ever acknowledging the initial mistake because Trump.

Everyone please send your thoughts and prayers to LeeGreenwood83's mentions right now. He'll need them.

Topics Donald Trump

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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