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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wears his red box ministerial briefcase as he sits aboard a train as he travels from London to Kent on December 6, 2019, ahead of a Conservative Party election campaign visit. Photo by PETER NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP
LONDON – On Tuesday, the British government blamed a “technical error” for an embarrassing mistake in which Donald Trump’s faded name appeared in an online statement congratulating Joe Biden.
Sharp Twitter users saw the words “Trump,” “the future,” and “second term” weakly hidden in the graphic posted on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official account to mark Biden’s electoral triumph.
I just talked with @Joe Biden to congratulate you on your choice. I look forward to strengthening the partnership between our countries and working with him on our shared priorities, from addressing climate change to promoting democracy and building back better after the pandemic.
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 10, 2020
“Unsurprisingly, two statements were prepared in advance on the outcome of this highly contested election,” said a Downing Street spokesman.
“A technical error meant that parts of the alternate message were embedded in the background of the graphic.”
Johnson prepared two newspaper articles arguing for and against Britain’s exit from the European Union before leading the Brexit campaign in 2016.
Despite the mistake, Johnson became the first European leader to speak to Biden on Tuesday after his victory.
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