A Twitter user has been globally mocked for spelling Barack Obama’s name Barraco Barner (Picture: AP)

It’s an unusual name, we admit. And one that probably took many a while to get right when he first arrived on the political scene.

However, it’s now been more than five years since Barack Obama became the leader of the free world, so it’s natural to assume most people know how to spell it.

Not so. One Twitter user has been globally mocked for spelling the US President’s name ‘Barraco Barner’.

https://twitter.com/gemworrallx/status/440297603688071171


In a tweet posted earlier today, user @gemworrallx posed the burning question: ‘If Barraco Barner is our president why is he getting involved with Russia? Scary.’



Her post has since been retweeted more than 2,000 times.

Some labelled her an ‘idiot’ while others asked: ‘How can anyone be this ignorant?’

https://twitter.com/gemworrallx/status/440314240172568576

It is unclear precisely where Gemma is from, but one user claimed she was from Blackpool in Lancashire, despite the fact she referred to Mr Obama as ‘our president’.

Another user @sharnyme replied: ‘He’s not even our president either.’

Gemma’s Twitter fame has not been well-received. First, she seemed unable to understand why she attracted so much attention. Then she tweeted: ‘Sorry, no one’s ever got someone’s name wrong before.’

She has since demanded to know when the mocking will stop, but also celebrated the fact she got so many retweets.