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Trump’s One-Word Truth Social Post 'Bela' Prompts Viral Speculation

The White House has offered no explanation for the post following Trump’s messages on Russia progress alongside his praise for Lukashenko’s prisoner releases

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to suffer a case of butterfingers in a Truth Social post.
Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Monday, where several European leaders will also reportedly be present.
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Overview

  • Trump posted “Bela” immediately after declaring “BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!” on Truth Social.
  • The term began trending on X as users suggested meanings from typos to South Africa’s Basic Education Laws Amendment and compared it to Trump’s 2017 'covfefe' slip.
  • Journalists and social commentators have treated “Bela” as most likely a typo amid a flurry of presidential messages.
  • Earlier in the day, Trump thanked Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko for freeing 16 political prisoners and urged release of over 1,300 more.
  • The posts come just before Trump’s scheduled meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington.