In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship
Trump’s remarks at the NATO summit also included new warnings of more U.S. strikes against Iran as he discussed the ceasefire’s collapse.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made verbal slips at the NATO summit in Turkey, referring to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin" during bilateral meetings.
- The trip has been dogged by controversy as Trump sparked outrage with comments about annexing Greenland from Denmark and trashed Iranian leaders while his ceasefire deal falls apart.
- Bragging about his popularity, Trump boasted about "acing" cognitive tests, though medical reports assert he remains in "excellent health" and fit to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
- Trump claimed "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan" while discussing Iran and confused the JCPOA nuclear deal with the acronym "JCPOC."
- These verbal flubs mirror errors Trump previously used to attack Joe Biden's cognitive fitness, as scrutiny about Trump's own mental acuity intensifies amid ongoing health debates.
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Trump recounts missile attack by ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
U.S. President Donald Trump mistakenly claimed the “Islamic Republic of Japan” had fired missiles at an American aircraft carrier, a verbal stumble that intensified questions about his mental fitness for office.
American President Donald Trump was the protagonist of several unusual moments at the NATO summit in Ankara, after which, during a press conference held with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, he confused Iran with Japan and spoke about "The Islamic Republic of Japan".
Double gaffe of the president of the United States Donald Trump during the Summit Born in Ankara. During an exchange with journalists, in the presence of the Ukrainian homologist Volodymyr Zelensky, the tycoon first called Iran the Islamic Republic of Japan. Then, a few minutes later he referred to the leader of Kiev calling him "Putin" . Immediately the reaction of [...] The article Double lapsus of Trump at the NATO summit, Iran becomes the Is…
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Donald Trump made the wrong name for Iran by calling it the "Islamic Republic of Japan". The mistake of the President of the United States occurred in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara.
U.S. President Donald Trump not only gave his allies hot and cold at the NATO summit, but also gave himself several patzers. Likewise bizarre were the gifts that President Erdoğan gave to his guests in Ankara. Several embarrassing patzers performed Trump on a press appearance with Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj on the edge of the summit in Ankara. First he said to the question of a reporter that the "Islamic Republic of Japan" fired 111…
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