Yes, Donald Trump makes spelling errors in his tweets from time to time (as do we all), but it looks like it’s The Hill that will get mocked this time.
Trump slams Clinton for "stupidity" in misspelled tweet https://t.co/6ARBFj8CKw pic.twitter.com/YJMR1kLhld
— The Hill (@thehill) May 22, 2016
They’re going after him for spelling “judgment” as “judgement”:
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump blasted Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her “stupidity” in a tweet Sunday morning, but misspelled the word “judgment” in the process.
Here’s the original tweet:
Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president because her judgement has been proven to be so bad! Would be four more years of stupidity!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2016
Although The Hill does acknowledge that “judgement” is an acceptable alternate spelling:
While the dictionary does list ‘judgement’ as an alternate spelling, many spell check operations consider it a misspelling. Merriam-Webster notes that ‘judgement’ is an older spelling that has fallen out of use in the United States.
And The Hill should know it’s acceptable because a search for “judgement” on TheHill.com yeilds 160 hits:
Some examples:
Hoyer reserves judgement on #Scalise: http://t.co/T7c2nicfH0
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2015
Ex-Defense secretary: Clinton showed "major error in judgement" in using private server https://t.co/Bq1SUGCkMq pic.twitter.com/YXfRFqOeL7
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2016
Cruz questions Trump's judgement at closed-door fundraiser: https://t.co/UH4FRlcNDX pic.twitter.com/7YqH0TsqkQ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 10, 2015
Oops.
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