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Trump Calls Zelenskyy 'Putin' and Iran 'Japan' at NATO Summit Press Conference
President Trump made several verbal slips during a July 8 press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey. He also mispronounced TikTok and the name of the Iran nuclear deal. White House officials defended his performance at the event.
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President Trump referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” during a July 8 press conference held alongside Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey. Trump pointed to Zelenskyy and asked reporters if they had questions for “President Putin,” then stated he wanted to relay the inquiries when he spoke to the Russian president later that day.
Aircraft carrier. ” Trump mispronounced “TikTok” as “tic tac” during the press conference, saying he was number one on the platform for discussing communism. He repeated the same pronunciation error later that day at the NATO summit and had used it on July 6 while speaking from the White House.
Trump’s physician, Dr. ” Trump had gained 14 pounds since his April 2025 physical. ” Trump is the oldest president ever inaugurated and will be 82 years and 7 months old when he leaves office in January 2029.
