Instant Alert: 'I thought it was a hidden message to the Russians': Hillary Clinton quips about Trump's 'covfefe' kerfuffle

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   'I thought it was a hidden message to the Russians': Hillary Clinton quips about Trump's 'covfefe' kerfuffle by David Choi on May 31, 2017, 6:50 PM Advertisement Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a jab at President Donald Trump's misspelled tweet that has since sent social-media into a craze. "I thought it was a hidden message to the Russians," said Clinton at Recode's Code Conference on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, a tweet posted to Trump's personal Twitter account read: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe." The tweet was eventually deleted at 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday, but not until it gained a cult-like following on social-media. Trump eventually issued another tweet, ostensibly addressing those who lost it over the typo: "Who can figure out the true meaning of 'covfefe' ??? Enjoy," Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. Clinton also touched on how she believed "diversions" like the "covfefe" kerfuffle was truncating the attention spans of Americans. "You got all kinds of stuff happening," Clinton said. "To divert attention. It's like 'covfefe': trending worldwide. Maybe for a minute you'll forget the latest accusations about them conspiring with Russia, or their trillion-dollar mathematical mistake in their budget, or depriving 23 million people of health care." "It's the circus, right?," asked Clinton. "They want to influence your reality." Watch her segment at Recode's conference » SEE ALSO: 'Covfefe': Trump lit up Twitter with one misspelled word — and then made a joke about it   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011