Spelling mistake on tickets for Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address invites attendees to ‘Uniom’

'Is there nothing they can't screw up?'

A spelling mistake on some tickets issued for Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address to Congress has invited attendees to the “State of the Uniom”.

The affected tickets, issued by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, are being reprinted and reissued.

Representative Raul M Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, tweeted a photo of the ticket with the typo, mocking the US education secretary Betsy DeVos.

He wrote: "Just received by ticket for the State of the Union. Looks like @BetsyDeVosEd was in charge of spell checking…"

Senator Marco Rubio also joked about the typo on Twitter, writing: "Looking forward to tomorrow's state of the Uniom."

TV host Jimmy Kimmel added his voice to the torrent of ridicule during his show on Monday.

"So we're already off to a good start. If I'm not mistaken, the ‘Uniom’ was the side that won the Civil ‘Warm.’

"Isn't that right? Is there nothing they can't screw up?” he joked.

"There's a good chance Trump thinks the State of the Union means he gets to present the award for his favourite state tomorrow."

The address will take place at 9pm ET on Tuesday.