Story highlights Drivers have ordered "covfefe" license plates in at least 21 states

The meme was inspired by a tweet by President Trump

(CNN) President Donald Trump's odd, mysterious tweet complaining about "covfefe" was on Twitter for only a few hours, but you may be seeing it on the roads long after the meme runs out of gas.

Drivers in at least 21 states have claimed "covfefe" license plates -- the number could be higher, but several states don't let you check for availability online.

California attorney Craig Cooper took a picture right after he purchased his state's "covfefe" license plate. He wasn't expecting the reaction when his daughter posted it on Twitter.

My dad just bought the CA license plate "COVFEFE." #covfefe pic.twitter.com/WT5bXDTRN3 — Talya Cooper (@talicoop) May 31, 2017

The post has gotten more than 20,000 retweets and 96,000 likes.

Cooper was hanging out with his family when he saw President Trump's late-night tweet and they all thought it was hilarious. He thought it would be funny to buy the plate, his assistant told CNN.

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