Trump spent his morning tweeting typos, attacking the media, and imagining himself 'eclipsing' Obama

President Trump and First Lady view eclipse.

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published 24 August 2017

Like the sun, President Trump spent the morning rising and shining, except he did so on Twitter with a scientifically dubious meme:

Moments later, Trump issued typo-riddled tweets to mock the "fake news" for its "whiplash" over his apparent tonal inconsistencies this week. Trump eventually — sort of — corrected the typos:

To cap it all off, Trump attacked former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who raised questions about Trump's fitness for office Tuesday after the president's rally in Phoenix, Arizona:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.