Trump briefly congratulates Kansas for Missouri's big Super Bowl LIV win

The Kansas City Chiefs roared back to beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, and President Trump was among those offering their congratulations. But, well...

Thinking the Kansas City Chiefs play in Kansas is perhaps an understandable mistake. But for a president to do it, especially during an election year, is pretty funny, and lots of people made the same joke.

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Mistakes can be fixed with things other than Sharpies, as Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) suggests, playing this out to one plausible conclusion.

You could argue that the Chiefs also "represent" Kansas, or that Missouri is part of "the entire USA." But Trump deleted the tweet and congratulated the State of Missouri for its team's big Super Bowl win, after an 11 minute gap.

Someday those 11 minutes will probably end up in a Trump White House tell-all.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.