--- 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Lashes Out at the Wrong Theresa May on Twitter > Sponsored content. 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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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