President Trump criticizes the wrong Theresa May on Twitter

Jessica Estepa | USA TODAY

If you're going to attack someone on Twitter, make sure you're attacking the right person.

It's a lesson President Trump has yet to learn, as we learned when he tweeted a criticism of British Prime Minister Theresa May late Wednesday — but tagged the wrong Theresa May.

"Theresa @theresamay, don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!" Trump tweeted.

That tweet was soon deleted and replaced with the same message, this time tagging the British politician.

.@Theresa_May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2017

Prime Minister May on Thursday criticized the president for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group.

More: Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos test 'special relationship' with U.K.

The other Theresa, for the record, is Theresa Scrivener, per her Twitter account. She's had the handle — which features her middle name, May — since 2009 and has seven followers. Her account is protected.

Scrivener told British newspaper Metro that she wasn't aware of the president's erroneous tag until she was bombarded with messages from reporters.

"He needs to think before he tweets. We – Theresa May and I – are so different," she said. "Our profiles are completely different. She runs the country, I’m a mum from Bognor."

This isn't the first time the president has accidentally tagged the wrong person in a tweet. In October, he tried to wish singer Lee Greenwood a happy birthday, and his original message was written to the wrong Greenwood.