US President Donald Trump has been ridiculed on Twitter after mistakenly referring to the Prince of Wales as the 'Prince of Whales' in a now-deleted tweet. The gaffe occurred as he defended his stance on accepting foreign election interference.
In the original tweet, Mr Trump wrote about his recent UK state visit, stating he had met with 'the Prince of Whales' alongside other leaders. The error, intended to refer to Prince Charles, was quickly seized upon by social media users, who created mock-ups of a royal whale and shared memes.
The president later deleted the tweet and corrected the spelling. The blunder came after an ABC News interview where he said he would listen if a foreign government offered damaging information about a political rival without necessarily reporting it to the FBI.
Mr Trump accused the media of reporting 'fake news' on the matter, insisting his full answer was rarely played. The head of the Federal Election Commission rebuked the president without naming him directly.
