Befuddled Trump says US fired missiles at ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ in latest gaffe
Befuddled Trump says US fired missiles at ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ in latest gaffe.
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Befuddled Trump says US fired missiles at ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ in latest gaffe. President Donald Trump was live on air with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky when he made the embarrassing slip, moments before referring to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin". 111 missiles going to a very expensive ship, and every one of those missiles was knocked down, pretty much by patriots, but by other means also, "he said.
Furthermore, President Donald Trump on Wednesday confused a current American adversary for a long-ago foe when he mistakenly told reporters that U.S. aircraft carriers had come under fire from Japanese forces during a bilateral meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Befuddled Trump says US fired missiles at ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ in latest gaffe.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesPresident Donald Trump was live on air with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky when he made the embarrassing slip, moments before referring to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin"
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111 missiles going to a very expensive ship, and every one of those missiles was knocked down, pretty much by patriots, but by other means also, "he said.
according to The IndependentPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday confused a current American adversary for a long-ago foe when he mistakenly told reporters that U.S. aircraft carriers had come under fire from Japanese forces during a bilateral meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
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