United States President Donald Trump on Sunday sent social media into a tizzy after sharing a lone four-letter word, "Bela", on his personal Truth Social handle. The mysterious message, shared minutes after a series of posts on his encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, immediately set tongues wagging among political commentators, critics, and social media users, drawing comparisons to his infamous 2017 "covfefe" tweet.

Trump's Post Triggers Speculation Across Social Media

The one-word post “Bela” appeared without any context, prompting users to guess whether it was a typo, a coded message, or a reference to something larger. While some believed that the president might have meant to say "bella", "beautiful" in Italian, others connected it to Belarus, recalling his previous interactions with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Another group of internet users postulated that the Republican leader might be referring to South Africa's contentious Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, which has ignited controversy in the country. Conspiracy theories also circulated that the words may have a coded meaning related to Trump's continued diplomatic overtures with Moscow.

Trump's cryptic post quickly picked up steam on X (formerly Twitter), as his political rivals and detractors quickly mocked him. Press aides for California Governor Gavin Newsom poked fun at the Republican leader, tweeting that they had "broken Donald Trump." Anti-Trump conservative organization The Lincoln Project labeled the post as the new "covfefe," and Trump critic George Conway termed "Bela" a "smash-up" of his previous gaffe. The new controversy came amid Trump's boast of making "BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA," where he claimed that his negotiations had prevented several wars. "If I got Russia to surrender Moscow as part of the agreement, the Fake News and their allies, the Radical Left Democrats, would still say it was a blunder," he wrote in another Truth Social post.

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A New 'Covfefe' Moment?

The White House has not explained Trump's enigmatic word, and speculation has built up on the internet. The episode brought back memories of his 2017 late-night tweet, which stated, "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," which also created widespread memes, confusion, and international headlines.

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Although the actual meaning of "Bela" is yet to be deciphered, the post has already gained momentum, trending on all social media platforms, where the users have been making jokes, memes, and theories about the four-letter term. For the moment, just like "covfefe," "Bela" is another mystery yet to be solved in Trump's online playbook.