When President Donald Trump introduced Mark Esper as the new secretary of defense on Thursday, he also introduced a new word into the English language: “Infantroopen.”

It happened while the president was discussing the career of Esper, who was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for his service in the 101st Airborne Division during the first Iraq War.

However, the president called it the “Combat Infantroopen Badge,” according to Vox.com reporter Aaron Rupar.

.... goodness gracious, what did Trump just try to say here? "Infantroopen"? pic.twitter.com/clEVzthhgn — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 25, 2019

In addition, Rupar said Trump also referred to members of Congress as “lawmarkers,” not “lawmakers.”

"lawmarkers" -- Trump is having some trouble today pic.twitter.com/1DbImKL4RO — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 25, 2019

As you might expect, people had questions. Lots of questions:

"Infantroopen"?



Is that even a thing? — Jason Ackery 3rd (@JasonAckery3rd) July 25, 2019

Others had theories about the real meaning of “infantroopen.”

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infantroopen badge: hybrid nazi-boy scout award. — ccwagwag (@ccwag13) July 25, 2019

One person predicted the White House press office would try to spin the president’s word salad as completely intentional.

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Today the President awarded a new military honor, the “Combat Infantroopen Badge for Military Service.”



We apologize for not announcing the new award before giving it to this very deserving soldier.



White House Press Office https://t.co/2kMCCg34o7 — Bret Plate (@bretplate) July 25, 2019

It all harks back to May 2017, when Trump tweeted out the word “covfefe.” Yes, it was probably a typo, but it inadvertently ended up becoming the perfect word to describe the world under his administration.

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Launching his Presidential bid last June, Donald Trump held up his financial statement to prove he had assets worth a total of $9 billion.



In a tasteless boast, Trump went on to reveal he refused a bank's loan of $4bn. He said: “I don’t need it. I don’t want it. And I’ve been there.”



While millions of Americans continue to suffer the effects of sluggish economic growth, Trump is blissfully unaffected. Well, that's how he makes it sound.

But He's Never Used A Cash Machine

Trump says he's never had to withdraw cash from a cashpoint.



During an appearance on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien', Trump said that he'd never seen the need to use ATMs, all the while hinting at his extraordinary wealth.

He Gets Super Defensive About Money

Like many of his voters, money is always on Trump's mind.



But unlike those struggling to make ends meet, Trump is more concerned with the perception of his wealth, which he says is "more than $9 bn".



When an author suggested Trump had a net worth of less than $300m, the property tycoon sued him for libel.



Yet during testimony, Trump admitted his own estimations depend on his "feelings".



It was reported Trump said: "Yes, even my own feelings (guide estimates of my wealth), as to where the world is, where the world is going, and that can change rapidly from day to day."



Trump lost the libel case.

He's Leading A Fact-Free Campaign

Despite pretending to offer something different from the tired-old ways of Washington, Trump has admitted that he's more than willing to use dubious non-facts and statistics in an effort to further his White House ambitions.



In a remarkable exchange with FOX News host Bill O'Reilly, the famously impertinent presenter took exception to flawed statistics banded about by Trump.



O’Reilly: This bothered me, I gotta tell ya. You tweeted out that whites killed by blacks — these are statistics you picked out from somewhere — at a rate of 81 percent. And that’s totally wrong. Whites killed by blacks is 15 percent, yet you tweeted it was 81 percent. Now …



Trump: Bill, I didn’t tweet, I retweeted somebody that was supposedly an expert, and it was also a radio show.



O’Reilly: Yeah, but you don’t wanna be. … Why do you want to be in that zone?



Trump: Hey, Bill, Bill, am I gonna check every statistic? I get millions and millions of people, @RealDonaldTrump, by the way.



O’Reilly: You gotta, you’re a presidential contender, you gotta check ’em.

He Takes His Name Way Too Seriously

He's so obsessed with his image that when a "cybersquatter" took control of hundreds of online domain names, including those using the name "Trump", Donald went on the defensive.



J. Taikwok Yung, a self-described "domainer" from Brooklyn, NY, was hauled before judges after Trump noticed he'd bought up a huge amount of his brand online.



Trump sought the maximum damages allowed - $100,000 for each of the four Trump-related domain names bought by Yung.



And he had legal grounds: Trump is a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Organisation and is adorned on many a high-stakes casino, and several hotels.

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