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| Red faces over Trump 'State of the Uniom' typo on tickets | Red faces over Trump 'State of the Uniom' typo on tickets |
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| Tickets for US President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address later on Tuesday have had to be urgently reprinted because of a glaring typo which lawmakers mocked. | |
| The offending tickets invited people to attend Mr Trump's "State of the Uniom". | |
| "Looking forward to... State of the Uniom," Sen Marco Rubio tweeted, while one social media user asked: "Will they be serving covfefe...?" | "Looking forward to... State of the Uniom," Sen Marco Rubio tweeted, while one social media user asked: "Will they be serving covfefe...?" |
| This was a reference to a tweet by Mr Trump in May, which left many puzzled. | This was a reference to a tweet by Mr Trump in May, which left many puzzled. |
| It was an apparent typo, although the president has never publicly commented on the issue. | It was an apparent typo, although the president has never publicly commented on the issue. |
| But this time US officials were quick to point out that the "Uniom" typo had nothing to do with Mr Trump. | But this time US officials were quick to point out that the "Uniom" typo had nothing to do with Mr Trump. |
| In fact, the error was made by the Sergeant at Arms of the US House of Representatives, whose office oversaw the printing of the tickets. | In fact, the error was made by the Sergeant at Arms of the US House of Representatives, whose office oversaw the printing of the tickets. |
| "There was a misprint on the ticket," a spokesman for the office told AFP news agency. | "There was a misprint on the ticket," a spokesman for the office told AFP news agency. |
| "It was corrected immediately, and our office is redistributing the tickets." | "It was corrected immediately, and our office is redistributing the tickets." |
| It was not immediately clear how many tickets were affected. | It was not immediately clear how many tickets were affected. |
| Anyone looking at the flawed tickets and wondering whether the word "visitor" in "Visitor's Gallery" should not be plural instead may be relieved to know it is not a typo - that's just what they call it. | Anyone looking at the flawed tickets and wondering whether the word "visitor" in "Visitor's Gallery" should not be plural instead may be relieved to know it is not a typo - that's just what they call it. |