Trump gets harpooned for ‘Prince of Whales’ spelling error

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 09, 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks during event on ending surprise medical billing at the White House in Washington, DC. - President Donald Trump on Monday, May 13, 2019 warned China not to retaliate after Washington raised punitive duties on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. "China should not retaliate-will only get worse!" Trump wrote in a flurry of tweets on trade. The tariffs were imposed on Friday, May 10, 2019 after two days of talks to resolve the US-China trade battle ended with no deal, however negotiations will continue. Trump also addressed Chinese President Xi Jinping and warned that companies would leave China if a trade deal was not reached. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

President Donald Trump’s erratic spelling habits on Twitter spouted again Thursday when he wrote about having recently met with the “Prince of Whales.”

That would be Charles, Prince of Wales, whom he met last week at World War II commemorations in Britain.

The error prompted a wave of hilarity online, with one Twitter critic asking if the president had made the mistake “on porpoise.”

Trump, who is an enthusiastic user of social media and has some 61 million Twitter followers, quickly corrected the original tweet. But his new version did not change another inaccurate reference, this time to the “Queen of England.”

Elizabeth II, who hosted Trump at a state dinner in London, is actually the Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of which England is only one part.

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