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Miss after mistake. At a press conference with Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump made a series of strange mistakes this Wednesday, July 8, going so far as to confuse the Ukrainian leader with… Vladimir Putin. The American president spoke at the NATO summit in Turkey.
Donald Trump made a serious mistake for the first time by highlighting American defense systems. ” As I said, we have an aircraft carrier that is one of the most beautiful in the world. This is one of the most impressive buildings: Abraham Lincoln. And a few months ago… I told a story yesterday: the Islamic Republic of Japan fired 111 missiles.”– Donald Trump retold with emphasis, clearly confusing the Islamic Republic of Iran with Japan in the context of the renewed conflict in the Middle East.
Without correcting himself, the 80-year-old American president continued: “They were fired at the aircraft carrier for about an hour. 111 missiles were aimed at this very expensive ship. And every one of those missiles was shot down!” At the same time, calling Vladimir Zelensky as a witness, there is a clear misunderstanding.
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“Do you have a question for President Putin?”
Minutes later, Donald Trump baffled, this time, Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, despite the war that has pitted the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago. “Do you have a question for President Putin?”Donald Trump asked reporters, pointing to the Ukrainian president still standing next to him.
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There was laughter in the hall, and the Ukrainian president smiled embarrassedly. Then Donald Trump corrected himself, assuring that he was forwarding questions from journalists to the Russian leader, and not to Vladimir Zelensky.
The mistakes didn’t end there. At the same press conference, the American president also made a mistake in the acronym of the agreement signed by Barack Obama in 2015 on Iranian nuclear energy (the “JCPOA”). “JCPOC, what a terrible agreement.”– Donald Trump said during a press conference, as noted by the American press.
Spain qualified as “reason for delay”
At another press conference earlier in the day, the American president also named Spain “reason for delay”led by “bad people”without NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sitting next to him and wincing. “The relationship between the United States and Spain on a social, cultural, economic and also political level is very positive, very positive indeed.”– Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded in the afternoon.
These cascading statements did not go unnoticed by the journalists present at the scene. “You sit next to Donald Trump sometimes when he talks about conquering Greenland, attacking allies like Spain (…). Does it have any effect on your self-esteem when you sit and say nothing?”– a Danish journalist asked Mark Rutte. “We must work together”– the NATO Secretary General simply answered.