--- title: State of the Union Ticket Typo Reactions, Memes description: An apparent typo on the tickets for President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address has sent the Internet into an uproar. canonical: https://time.com/5123902/state-of-the-union-tickets-typo/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-29T22:19:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:11.453Z og:title: The Internet Is Gone Over This Trump State of the Union Typo og:description: Marco Rubio even chimed in on the error on Trump's 2018 SOTU tickets og:url: https://time.com/5123902/state-of-the-union-tickets-typo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e9449b291994059/6988f9ee656a3f8f67bd3554/trump-state-of-the-union.jpg?branch=production&width=612&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 612 og:image:height: 344 og:image:alt: Trump-State-of-the-Union-Typo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Gone Over This Trump State of the Union Typo twitter:description: Marco Rubio even chimed in on the error on Trump's 2018 SOTU tickets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e9449b291994059/6988f9ee656a3f8f67bd3554/trump-state-of-the-union.jpg?branch=production&width=612&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Losing It Over This Typo on Trump's 2018 State of the Union Tickets > Sponsored content. 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Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 29, 2018 10:19 PM UTC An apparent [typo](http://time.com/4696430/the-worlds-costliest-typos/) on the tickets for [President Donald Trump’s](http://time.com/5123524/donald-trump-state-of-the-union-script/) 2018 [State of the Union](http://time.com/5123830/state-union-2018-democrats-skipping/) address has sent the Internet into an uproar. After a picture of one of the invites began to make the online rounds on Monday, the State of the “Uniom” error quickly became a viral punchline. “Republicans may have to recall all State of the Union tickets because they say “Uniom” not “Union,” per two Dem aides,” Twitter user [Laura Barrón-López‏](https://twitter.com/lbarronlopez) captioned the photo in a tweet that has been liked more than 5,000 times and retweeted nearly 3,000 as of Monday afternoon. It’s unclear how many affected tickets there were, but they’re reportedly being reprinted and redistributed to members of Congress with the correct spelling, according to [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/state-of-the-uniom-ticket-typo/index.html). Of course, that hasn’t stopped the Internet from poking fun at the mistake, with some politicians even chiming in on the snafu. “Looking forward to tomorrow’s State of the Uniom,” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/958079470774124544) Sen. Marco Rubio, who ran against Trump in the GOP primary. > [](https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/958079470774124544) See a selection of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/FriesFreedom/status/958071171735437312) > [](https://twitter.com/alixabeth/status/958075384234471426) > [](https://twitter.com/swin24/status/958073127543758850) > [](https://twitter.com/JessicaTaylor/status/958070840398110720) > [](https://twitter.com/wokeluisa/status/958091709178552320) > [](https://twitter.com/Seth%5FMaloney/status/958097118413115394) > [](https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/958073175996280832) The State of the Union will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 9 p.m. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5123902/state-of-the-union-tickets-typo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5123902/state-of-the-union-tickets-typo/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Losing It Over This Typo on Trump's 2018 State of the Union Tickets","datePublished":"2018-01-29T22:19:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:11.453Z","description":"Some politicians have even chimed in on the error","url":"https://time.com/5123902/state-of-the-union-tickets-typo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","viral","state of the union"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e9449b291994059/6988f9ee656a3f8f67bd3554/trump-state-of-the-union.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e9449b291994059/6988f9ee656a3f8f67bd3554/trump-state-of-the-union.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trump-State-of-the-Union-Typo","caption":"U.S. President Donald J. 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