US President Donald Trump makes remarks at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey in which he appears to confuse Iran with Japan. Multiple outlets report that, while speaking to reporters on Wednesday on the sidelines of the summit, Trump says “the Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier. He specifically claims that 111 missiles were fired at the USS Abraham Lincoln and characterizes the attacks as occurring over a period of time. The comments are reported to have been made during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The phrase “Islamic Republic of Japan” is widely described by outlets as an apparent verbal slip, since Iran is an Islamic republic and Japan is a long-time US ally. Coverage focuses on the gaffe and its viral spread, with accompanying reporting noting that Trump was also discussing US missile defense capabilities at the time of the remarks. All accounts attribute the confusion to Trump’s language rather than any independently verified report of an actual “Islamic Republic of Japan” attack.
Trump misidentifies Iran as Japan in remarks about missiles at NATO summit
US President Donald Trump makes remarks at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey in which he appears to confuse Iran with Japan. Multiple outlets report that, while speaking to reporters on Wednesday on the...
- Trump makes remarks at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey that appear to mix up Iran and Japan.
- He tells reporters that “the Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier.
- Trump claims 111 missiles were fired at the USS Abraham Lincoln.
- The comments are made on the sidelines of the NATO summit during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Media outlets describe the “Islamic Republic of Japan” wording as a likely verbal gaffe.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “the Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier, apparently confusing long-time ally Japan with Iran. Trump made the remark during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Turkish capital Ankara on the sidelines of a Nato summit. “We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,” Trump said. He went on to say that the missiles were shot at the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln over a period of one...
1 month agoPresident Trump appeared to mix up Iran and Japan Wednesday while describing a missile attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier, telling reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, that 111 missiles had been fired at the USS Abraham Lincoln by the "Islamic Republic of Japan."
1 month agoUS President Donald Trump appeared to mix up Iran with Japan during remarks at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, telling reporters the "Islamic Republic of Japan" had fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier.
1 month agoTrump appeared to confuse Iran with Japan during a stunning verbal slip at the NATO summit as he touted the effectiveness of Patriot missile defense systems. The post Trump Claims ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ Shot at US Aircraft Carrier in Jaw-Dropping Gaffe at NATO Summit first appeared on Mediaite.
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