COVFEFE act to preserve Trump tweets as presidential records

The word covfefe has become more crucial following the act proposed by a democratic lawmaker that aims to preserve US President Donald Trump’s tweets and other social media interactions.

The Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement (COVFEFE) act which was introduced on Monday by Democratic lawmaker, Mike Quigley, would amend the Presidential Records Act to officially preserve Trump’s tweets as presidential records.

"If the president is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference," Quigley, a member of the House intelligence committee, said in a statement, according to Reuters.

"Tweets are powerful, and the president must be held accountable for every post," the statement added.

Once the law is passed, it would bar the prolifically tweeting president from deleting his posts, as he has previously done.

Trump’s tweets are known for attracting global attention for their spontaneity and ambiguity. However, they are considered important by White House, as the president often makes crucial remarks on the social network.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer also said last week that Trump's tweets "are considered official statements by the president of the United States."

Last month, Trump posted a late night tweet that said: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe." The message remained on the internet for hours, spurring a wave of speculation about what Trump intended to say.

Spicer, asked at a news briefing at the time whether people should be concerned about the covfefe tweet, said, "no" and added, "I think the president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant."