--- title: Donald Trump Tweets At the Wrong Theresa May description: One of President Trump's tweets missed its mark when he lashed out at a private citizen instead of British Prime Minister Theresa May canonical: https://time.com/5042450/donald-trump-twitter-wrong-theresa-may/ author: Eli Meixler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-30T02:56:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:23:39.821Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Lashes Out at the Wrong Theresa May on Twitter og:description: The President tweeted at a private account — not the British prime minister og:url: https://time.com/5042450/donald-trump-twitter-wrong-theresa-may/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35a9efe93987e247/6988f327ab6d77637e6b0cf3/gettyimages-881805672.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Trump Departs White House En Route To St. Charles, Missouri og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Lashes Out at the Wrong Theresa May on Twitter twitter:description: The President tweeted at a private account — not the British prime minister twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35a9efe93987e247/6988f327ab6d77637e6b0cf3/gettyimages-881805672.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Lashes Out at the Wrong Theresa May on Twitter by [Eli Meixler](https://time.com/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Nov 30, 2017 2:56 AM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump shouts at journalists from across the South Lawn as he departs the White House Nov.29, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump shouts at journalists from across the South Lawn as he departs the White House Nov.29, 2017 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Eli Meixler](https://time.com/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Nov 30, 2017 2:56 AM UTC President Donald Trump tweeted the wrong account Wednesday night when he shot back at British Prime Minister Theresa May, after she said he was wrong to share anti-Muslim videos tweeted by a U.K. far-right group. Trump had [retweeted three videos](http://time.com/5040626/trump-britain-first-muslim-video-retweet/) posted by the British ultranationalist group Britain First. The President’s dissemination of the unverified videos, which allegedly show Muslims committing acts of violence and disrespecting Christian symbols, drew [outrage on social media](http://time.com/5040627/britain-first-trump-tweet/). Responding through a spokesperson, May said Trump [should not](http://time.com/5041283/theresa-may-donald-trump-video-muslim-britain-first/) have shared the posts from Britain First, a group that promotes “hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions.” Trump lashed back, [advising](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/936037588372283392) May to “focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/936037588372283392) Unfortunately for Trump, he directed his post not at the British prime minister or at the official Twitter account of the prime minister’s office, [@Number10Gov](https://twitter.com/Number10gov), but at a private account that has six followers and has tweeted just nine times since February, 2009. The President deleted and replaced the tweet, this time tagging the correct, verified [Theresa May account](https://twitter.com/theresa%5Fmay) — but not before some Twitter users took notice. > [](https://twitter.com/JeromeTaylor/status/936038233795731456) > [](https://twitter.com/CatrinNye/status/936034494343188480) > [](https://twitter.com/gettinnoticedmo/status/936045209091112960) Despite drawing sharp criticism from government and opposition politicians in the U.K., Downing St. rejected calls to revoke Trump’s invitation for a state visit to Britain,[ according](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trumps-retweets-spark-calls-axing-uk-visit-51459430) to the Associated Press. 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