Critics of President Donald Trump mocked him mercilessly on social media after he referred to Iran as the “Islamic Republic of Japan,” and made several other stunning gaffes during press conferences at the NATO summit Wednesday.
Trump, who is the oldest person elected president and recently celebrated his 80th birthday, made several errors in his remarks and in answering reporter questions, including messing up the name of a world-famous social media app, confusing leaders of nations and even getting the names of countries he is bombing wrong. While taking questions alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the president told reporters that the “Islamic Republic of Japan” had launched 111 missiles at a U.S. aircraft. Trump seemingly meant the Islamic Republic of Iran.
