Folks on social media knocked it out of the park after the White House website misspelled the Boston Red Sox as the “Red Socks” ahead of Thursday’s team visit.
The World Series champion baseball team’s trip already faced heightened media coverage after nearly all of the Red Sox’s players of color announced they would not attend in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration.
A White House email with a transcript of Trump’s remarks further compounded matters when it erroneously identified the team as the “World Cup Series Champions.”
People on Twitter stepped up to the plate to troll the administration over the goofs, including former White House photographer Pete Souza:
I really wish that all of the Red “Socks”, despite having won the “World Cup,” would have chosen to skip being in Comrade minus’s presence. https://t.co/kfhAPSPH4y
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) May 9, 2019
Wow that “Red Socks” misspelling could imperil Trump’s chances in Massachusetts
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) May 9, 2019
If any Democratic White House had called the Red Sox the "Red Socks" and called the "World Series" the "World Cup Series" Fox News would yammer about it for *years*.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) May 9, 2019
The red socks are gathering at the white house today https://t.co/bAaJHbrzRv
— Dawn Summers (@realdawnsummers) May 9, 2019
This is some un-American shit pic.twitter.com/3qseaKi90w
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 9, 2019
Hey Boston Red SOCKS get ready for your hamberders! 😂 https://t.co/l7CjzhMZ08
— Barbie Williams (@Barbie892) May 9, 2019
"I need you to go to a store there in Boston and buy a package of red socks. Yes, that's right, red ones. Well the Sox aren't going to make it to the White House so I thought the President could welcome some actual red socks." https://t.co/lrIdi7Dj35
— John Litzler (@JohnLitzler) May 9, 2019
Ace White House staff work strikes again --> https://t.co/xRm6EOEIdh
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) May 9, 2019
I know there are bigger issues to focus on than clerical errors by WH staff, but a trifecta today:
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) May 9, 2019
1. “The Red Socks”
2. Massachusetts “Instutution” of Technology
3. The “World Cup Series Champions” pic.twitter.com/At1vwd1CXE
Trump's excuse for being out of touch: The Red Socks have the best socks, the strongest socks. The World Series is surrounded by cups, big, beautiful cups. That's why they are the World Cup Series Champions. Plus, they have the reddest socks.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) May 10, 2019
This White House is breathtakingly incompetent. They can’t even invite a baseball team to the White House without messing up. They called them the Red “Socks” and then referred to them as the “World Cup Series” champions. Not exactly reassuring given everything else they oversee. https://t.co/Y1n2dhdoYl
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 9, 2019
AND NONE OF THEM EVEN HAD RED SOCKS ON pic.twitter.com/yLDpXJoF5Z
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 9, 2019
The White House is firing on all cylinders.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) May 9, 2019
Yesterday, the event page said the "Red Socks" were coming to town.
Today, their release congratulated Boston on being "World Cup Series Champions."
What a time.
Trump White House called World Series Champion Red Sox - "World Cup Series" Champion "Red Socks." If a Democrat had said this, @GOP would never stop talking about. Remember how @FoxNews went nuts over @JohnKerry saying Lambert Field instead of Lambeau. Trump is clueless, elitist.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) May 10, 2019
Quite an honor for the Red Socks.
— Chris Snarkington (@chrisinroch) May 9, 2019
Such a storied club, and that rivalry with the Yankys is epic.
official white house press email refers to "world cup" winning red sox. earlier in the day they called them the "red socks." if a democrat did any of this they'd be called unamerican. pic.twitter.com/bd3kRi15Ab
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 9, 2019
That will be scored an error.https://t.co/gu1xq3AZpY
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) May 9, 2019
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