Trump confuses Iran and Japan in day of bizarre mix-ups
Donald Trump confused Iran with Japan in a gaffe-loaded press conference overnight.
It was one of a series of bizarre comments from the president while he sat at an event in Ankara alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Donald Trump made a series of gaffes at a press conference in Ankara. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
“We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,” Trump said.
He also confused Zelensky for his biggest antagonist.
“Do you have a question for President Putin?” Trump said to reporters, gesturing to the Ukrainian leader.
Trump also described social media app TikTok as Tic-Tac and Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran as the JCPOC instead of the JCPOA.
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