'Scott Free' or 'scot-free'? Even Merriam-Webster mocked Trump's typo
President Trump’s Twitter rant against former personal attorney Michael Cohen made headlines Monday, but it was a typo that really stole the show. In a flurry of tweets, Trump argued that Cohen — who recently pleaded guilty to lying to Congress — shouldn’t get off scot-free … except he wrote “Scott Free,” kind of like the name of a person.
“Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time.” You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term? He makes up stories to get a GREAT & ALREADY reduced deal for himself, and get…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
….his wife and father-in-law (who has the money?) off Scott Free. He lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
The gaffe delighted Twitter, with even Merriam-Webster throwing some shade.
📈’Scot-free’: completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty
‘Scott Free’: some guy, probablyhttps://t.co/nQFL7I0ELH
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 3, 2018
Chrissy Teigen was a little less PC, writing, “f***ing dumbass thinks Scott Free is a person.”
“Scott Free” has been trending for hours.
ARE YOU SCOTT FREE? pic.twitter.com/o9elsy8lhr
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) December 3, 2018
What did Scott Free ever do to Donald Trump? https://t.co/9KNfTP5z3I
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) December 3, 2018
UPDATE: Scott Free is currently in talks with Mueller for a plea deal. 😂
— Jaleesa Johnson (@tweetjaleesa) December 3, 2018
Watergate had Deep Throat.
Trump-Russia has Scott Free.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) December 3, 2018
Who is this “Scott Free”? Is he a new figure in the Russia investigation?
And any connection to World B. Free? https://t.co/axMGasWlRU
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 3, 2018
I had covfefe with Scott Free once.
— Brendan Comito (@brendancom) December 3, 2018
Cohen’s wife and father-in-law are going to kill Mr. Miracle? Not likely! As one of the New Gods, Scott Free was raised on Apokolips after his true father traded him to Darkseid in an attempt to… (1 of 3,457) https://t.co/qO3dRHoJBi
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 3, 2018
Scott attempting to Free himself from Trump’s shoe. Scott Free. 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/U2IaPM2Jb8
— Linda Childers (@lindachilders1) December 3, 2018
Be on the lookout for Scott Free. pic.twitter.com/UQM03uJnkZ
— Pixel Krampus 🍺 (@pixelkitties) December 3, 2018
This is a perfect example of why many people are against Twitter adding an “edit” button. (Sorry, Kim Kardashian!)
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