Even the most powerful figures in the world are not immune to the everyday frustrations of a smartphone. During a Military Mother's Day event, US President Donald Trump shifted from political rhetoric to a personal anecdote, revealing a recurring technological glitch that he joked had nearly caused a domestic dispute.

The current Commander-in-Chief admitted that his mobile phone's autocorrect feature has a persistent habit of altering his wife's name, leading to unintended confusion in his private communications. He joked that he had to proofread it or he would be 'decimated.'

Speaking to a crowd of military families, Trump recounted his struggle with a specific autocorrect error that replaces 'Melania' with 'Melody'. He joked that the repetitive mistake required him to seek technical assistance from military experts to prevent his wife from becoming suspicious.

'I love the name Melody because for a long time, you know, they have spell correct and word correct on these crazy machines that we use to put out Truths, or they used to be called Tweets,' Trumpsaid. 'Every time I wrote Melania, it would correct to Melody.'

'And I'd say 'Melania is fantastic' and 'happy Mother's Day Melania our great first lady, Melania.' But it would spell correct and and word correct to "Melody." And sometimes I wouldn't proofread it, and I would get just absolute decimated.'

According to Trump, the military corrected it. He reportedly told them they had to fix it because his wife had been called 'Melody a lot.'

At the event, Trump called a woman named Melody on stage, who was the mother of National Guard member Andrew Wolfe, who was shot in Washington DC last year.

The anecdote was intended as a lighthearted moment of relatability, but it immediately sparked intense curiosity online.

JUST NOW: President Trump explains how his phone's autocorrect almost got him in trouble with the First Lady:"They have spell correct and word correct, and these crazy machines that we use to put out Truths... And every time I wrote 'Melania,' it would correct to 'Melody.'"…pic.twitter.com/ojPlmWBfMX

As the footage of the event began to circulate, social media platforms were flooded with a mixture of amusement and suspicion. The hashtag #WhoIsMelody trended briefly as users questioned whether the phone was learning from a specific typing history.

Source: International Business Times UK