In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship
Trump repeated the error while discussing missile interceptors, and the mix-up drew swift mockery as social media users questioned his accuracy.
- 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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Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN U.S. President Donald Trump has not been lenient with the verbal slips of politicians. On one occasion he put a video of Joe Biden's verbal stumbles at a rally in 2022. During the 2024 campaign, he mocked Biden for confusing Trump and The Post “Islamic Republic of Japan”: Trump's verbal slips are accumulating appeared first on KVIA.
US President Donald Trump has not been forgiving of politicians' verbal gaffes. On one occasion, he posted a video of their verbal slips…
President Donald Trump had little understanding of politicians' verbal gaffes.
During the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit that happened yesterday in Ankara, Turkey, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, made numerous statements, including approving the authorization to manufacture “Patriots”, that is, air defence systems for Ukraine, mistakenly denounced “the Islamic Republic of Japan” instead of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and stated that the memorandum of understanding, agreed between the U…
US President Donald Trump has surprised the world by claiming that the Islamic Republic of Japan fired 111 missiles at the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln two months ago. He made the remarks at a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Ankara.
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