This market predicts whether Donald Trump will use the word “covfefe” in any public communication during the year 2024. This encompasses any form of communication, including but not limited to social media posts, speeches, interviews, press releases, or written statements.
Resolution Criteria:
1. Positive Resolution: The market resolves positively if Donald Trump explicitly uses the word “covfefe” in any publicly available message between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024. This includes verifiable instances on social media platforms, televised speeches, published interviews, or any other public forum.
2. Negative Resolution: The market resolves negatively if there is no verifiable instance of Trump using the word “covfefe” in any public message during the specified timeframe.
3. Verification: Reliable news sources, social media platforms, and official channels will be used to verify the usage of the word. The context in which the word is used is irrelevant, as long as it is clearly identifiable.
A brief chronology of Covfefe:
1. May 31, 2017: Trump tweets at 12:06 a.m., "Despite the constant negative press covfefe". The tweet is deleted six hours later, but Trump implies it was intentional.
2. May 31, 2017: Trump tweets again at 06:09 a.m., after deleting the original, asking about the true meaning of 'covfefe'.
3. May 2018: Trump references "covfefe" in a White House video related to the "Yanny or Laurel" auditory illusion.
4. April 29, 2022: On his social network Truth Social, Trump uses the "covfefe" meme in a post stating "I'M BACK! #COVFEFE".