The phrase "with few exceptions" went viral on social media Friday after a report that President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's lawyers said Trump's tax returns from the past 10 years don't reveal "any income of any type from Russian sources," but adding, "with a few exceptions."

The returns show no equity investment by Russians into Trump entities or any debt owed by Trump to lenders, the lawyers wrote in a letter to Trump. Trump did receive income from the 2013 Miss Universe pageant held in Moscow and a property sold to a Russian billionaire for $95 million.

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Social media users hit back at the lawyers' claim in the report, saying that adding the phrase "with a few exceptions" negated the original statement. "With few exceptions" became the top trend on Twitter in the U.S. and the No. 3 trend in the world within an hour of the report being published.

#withfewexceptions is quickly the #1 trend in the US on Twitter right now, and #3 in the world. https://t.co/i5JV6DaRd0 — Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) May 12, 2017

The Bluth company is well run and fiscally sound, with few exceptions. — George Bluth (@RealGeorgeBluth) May 12, 2017

I'm a really big fan of Donald Trump's



with a few exceptions — Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) May 12, 2017

@CillizzaCNN I've dated a couple of supermodels, with a few exceptions. — Miki Turner (@turneresq) May 12, 2017

I didn't have any chocolate muffins this week, with few exceptions — Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 12, 2017

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall, with a few exceptions — David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) May 12, 2017

I've no kids, with few exceptions — Elizabeth Bruenig (@ebruenig) May 12, 2017