Pictured here is President Donald Trump talking to reporters in front of the White House. (Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP image)

Merriam-Webster could not resist the urge to once again check the Commander-in-Chief's spell checker.

In response to the Justice Department's Special Advocate US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Monday that "Democrats can not find a smoking gun linking the Trump campaign to Russia after the testimony from James Comey, "said President Donald Trump. "

Twice, Trump mis-spelled" smoking. "

And it's at this point that Merriam-Webster jumped in.

"The" smocking "is a type of embroidery made of many small, sewn pleats," said the online dictionary as part of a cheeky announcement titled "Today, I can not save you. "

Social jesters, including some Hollywood players, participated in Trump's last blunder on Twitter

"We have an episode of SMOCKING HOT of #AndyCohenLive today! MILEY IS HERE !!! "Andy Cohen tweeted, using Trump's last blunder on Twitter to promote his interview with Miley Cyrus with XM.

A few minutes later, Mia Farrow tweeted "a smoking gun" with a picture of a lace gun. [19659005] Actor Zach Braff and former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, both added salt to Trump's wound with a hashtag "SmockingGun" and incendiary emojis, respectively.

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