Donald Trump on the phone in Air Force One (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald Trump tweeted out condolences after the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush on Tuesday.
The attempt at a graceful remembrance was overshadowed by a date saying that the former first lady passed one year ago today, in 2017.
The internet, unsurprisingly, drew plenty of conclusions the White House blunder.
Here are some of the best reactions:
It's 2018. Fer fuck's sake, it's 2018. https://t.co/Rg6FIbYrqv— The Rude Pundit (@The Rude Pundit) 1524012544.0
So sad to learn that Barbara Bush died one year ago today. https://t.co/6I0gFJllAq— Ken Rudin (@Ken Rudin) 1524012552.0
When you care so much that you can't even bother to have the correct year on an official White House statement. https://t.co/1efTrXHTmB— Eugene V. Belitsky (@Eugene V. Belitsky) 1524012345.0
⚠️This is the sorriest ass, inefficient, sorry excuse for an Administrative Assistant to type! The #dummy put in 20… https://t.co/X9VESEBEYV— Foxy Jackie Brown #WearADamnMask #WashYourHands (@Foxy Jackie Brown #WearADamnMask #WashYourHands) 1524011407.0
Barbara Bush "I don't know how any woman could vote for Donald Trump." https://t.co/eoOHd5RCrK— McBlondeLand (@McBlondeLand) 1524010394.0
@Resist_chick1 Can't punch it in from the one-yard line in ten tries with the defense off the field.— Jonathan Baron (@Jonathan Baron) 1524012017.0
Donald J Trump it's 2018 you moron. Your statement from the White House says 2017. I can't believe how stupid t… https://t.co/VlzPn4tLmP— 🇺🇸Johnathan Ford🇺🇸 (@🇺🇸Johnathan Ford🇺🇸) 1524013155.0
@realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS BARBARA BUSH, ON TRUMP: "He doesn't give many answers to how he would solve problems. He… https://t.co/62XDvLtnHp— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) 1524009968.0
@realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS ATTENTION: Office of the Press Secretary we are in the year "2018" https://t.co/aSWM5KLA1h— ObamaGirl™ 😷🌈👠🏈 #BidenHarris2020 🇺🇸💙 (@ObamaGirl™ 😷🌈👠🏈 #BidenHarris2020 🇺🇸💙) 1524013251.0
April 17, 2017. You really do hire the best people. It wouldn't be a Whitehouse press release without an error. https://t.co/t08K5oYuAc— Winson Wong 黃永傳 (@Winson Wong 黃永傳) 1524013028.0
For fuck's sake, this is dated 2017. This White House is a goddamn sewage plant of ineptitude https://t.co/A1JsQ7nJ9C— Strong at the Broken Places (@Strong at the Broken Places) 1524010590.0
The date in this statement is off by a year https://t.co/rVMFnoshKL— Rebecca Shabad (@Rebecca Shabad) 1524011785.0
@realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS Barbara Bush told people NOT TO VOTE FOR YOU.— JustJanis (@JustJanis) 1524010103.0
