Donald Trump has regularly talked up his intelligence, once more telling reporters last week about how he “aced” a cognitive test. It was the latest in a series of boasts dating back decades in which the former property magnate has claimed to be the oracle on matters ranging from drones, to economic policy and farming.

The constant insistence about his intellectual prowess is perhaps one reason why high-profile errors are seized upon by critics and general observers alike. In recent months, the president has gone viral several times for spelling mistakes, with his latest threat to Iran being shared around the world not for the content of his words but the spelling of them.

He used Truth Social to tell Iran: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them. Glory be to GOD!”

Of course, he was supposed to have used the word “rain”, although perhaps the US president has the upcoming visit of King Charles or No Kings protests taking place across the States to blame for his use of “reign”.

It is the latest in a series of high-profile spelling errors from Trump, the best of which are listed below.

‘Unpresidented’

In late 2016, after unexpectedly winning the presidency, the president-elect made his first high-profile Twitter spelling gaffe.

Referring to an alleged attempt by China to steal a US navy drone, Trump called the act “unpresidented”, before later clarifying that he, of course, meant “unprecedented”.

Perhaps he simply had the presidency on the brain?

‘Covfefe’

A tweet in 2017 left millions of people baffled, as he posted: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.”

It remains unclear just what the president was attempting to say, although some speculate he was likely referring to “coverage”, given his love of berating unflattering commentary.

‘Smocking Gun’

A year later, Trump raged at Fox News coverage of the investigation into alleged links between his presidential campaign and Russia.

He tweeted: “Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.

“@FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution…”

The misspelling saw “smocking gun” trend on Twitter, while searches for the term “smocking gun” surged, according to Google Trends.

‘Prince of Whales’

The King’s Coronation should ensure that Donald Trump no longer has to differentiate between a country in the United Kingdom and a sea creature, as he did in 2019.

Speaking after a meeting with Charles, he tweeted: “I just met with the Queen of England (UK), the Prince of Whales, the PM of the United Kingdom, the PM of Ireland, and the President of Poland.”

He quickly deleted the original post, before reposting the tweet with the spelling mistake corrected around 25 minutes later.

‘Witch’

Just weeks ago, the president posted on Truth Social with not one, but two spelling errors as he claimed that talks between the US and Iran on ending the war were taking place.

He started with “I am please”, rather than “pleased” before using the word “witch” instead of “which”, as he said: “CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.”

Perhaps his constant claims about being the victim of a “witch-hunt” have split over into his everyday lexicon…