Paul doesn’t check spelling as he mocks Bush, Romney

Rand Paul mocked Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney for their private meeting in Utah, but he lost points for misspelling with his dig on Twitter.

The Kentucky senator took a swipe at his potential rivals for president and their support for Common Core educational standards in a tweet that suggested they exchanged gifts. The problem? Paul’s digital team misspelled the word “friendship” in the tweet, as seen in the image captured by Scott Conroy of RealClearPolitics.

That thing where you’re trying to mock your rivals’ education policies and you misspell “friendship.” pic.twitter.com/xz2zUMrdlo

— Scott Conroy (@RealClearScott) January 22, 2015

Kristy Campbell, an aide to Bush, fired back a tweet

Paul deleted the misspelled tweet and came back with two more to troll the two former governors.

Mitt Romney’s friendship band to Jeb Bush at today’s meeting in Utah: pic.twitter.com/eprVgg2YUx

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015

Jeb Bush apparently gave Mitt Romney a “third time’s a charm” bracelet at their meeting in Utah today: pic.twitter.com/uaOsZfMJEq

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015

On the subject of misspelling, Paul’s digital team suggested since the dig was about Common Core and education “we don’t have to spell it right” to make the point.

Lay off. It was a common core post. We don’t have to spell it right! pic.twitter.com/ZC3oWjkUXi

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015

Paul apparently likes to troll rivals on social media. He sent out a series of missives on Twitter and Facebook last month challenging Marco Rubio on Cuba