He deleted the message early Wednesday morning, then tweeted again, just after 6 a.m., seemingly to make fun of his confounding “covfefe” tweet.

Enjoy, indeed: As The Washington Post's Travis M. Andrews reported, the original “covfefe” tweet was retweeted more than 127,000 times and “liked” more than 162,000 times within six hours — “making it one of his most popular tweets in months. By then it had become a massive Internet joke.”

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Among the people getting in on the action: other politicians in the nation's capital.

It got kind of ugly.

Some not-so-politely pointed out that “covfefe” was not an actual word, although nobody noted it was unbecoming of the president of the United States.

Others offered definitions of what they thought the president was trying to convey.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) pointed out that the Twitter faux pas came just hours after the nation learned that Trump's White House communications director had resigned (although Swalwell incorrectly said Mike Dubke was fired).

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) provided a salty sample definition:

And Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took a shot at Trump's ongoing Russia scandal.

Then there was Rep. Ted Lieu, the California Democrat who has become something of a political star by trying to out-tweet Trump.

His 37-character response to the tweet mocked 'round the world:

A look at President Trump’s first six months in office share Share View Photos View Photos Next Image U.S. President Donald Trump, center, signs an executive order at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington, D.C. U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Trump acted on two of the most fundamental -- and controversial -- elements of his presidential campaign, building a wall on the border with Mexico and greatly tightening restrictions on who can enter the U.S. Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Bloomberg (Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg)