Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, a top supporter of Donald Trump in Europe, was reportedly shocked by the U.S. president’s behavior during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago on January 17. He told EU leaders he was concerned about Trump’s “psychological state” and even called him “dangerous,” according to European diplomats.
The remarks were shared during an informal huddle at an EU summit in Brussels on January 22, held to ease tensions after Trump threatened to seize Greenland. Diplomats said Fico told other leaders that Trump seemed “out of his mind.”
Fico is one of Europe’s few pro-Trump politicians. He has praised the U.S. president before, calling him a strong leader and supportive of Europe. Last year, he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference and said, “your president is doing Europe a great service.”
But Fico has pushed back on the reports. On X, he said: “I must emphatically reject the lies of the POLITICO portal about how I assessed my meeting with US President D. Trump at an informal summit in Brussels. No one heard anything, no one saw anything, there are no witnesses, but nothing prevented the POLITICO portal from coming up with lies.”
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He added: “I did not speak at the informal summit in Brussels. I agree with many strategies of the US president, but with some I don’t. I honestly expected that after my sharp statement on Venezuela, my visit to the US would be cancelled. This did not happen, which makes me appreciate the meeting with the U.S. president all the more.”
I STRONGLY REJECT THE LIES OF THE HATEFUL, PRO-BRUSSELS LIBERAL PORTAL POLITICO.
It is a sad look at the liberal and progressive political and media world. The abuse of criminal law to destroy opponents, the rejection of different opinions, boundless media lies, and attempts to…
— Robert Fico 🇸🇰 (@RobertFicoSVK) January 28, 2026
The White House also denied any problem. A spokesperson said: “This is absolutely total fake news from anonymous European diplomats who are trying to be relevant. The meeting at Mar-a-Lago was positive and productive.” A senior official who attended the meeting said it was “pleasant, normal and included some lighthearted exchanges.”
Even so, European diplomats say Fico’s private reaction shows that leaders are worried about Trump’s behavior. A senior EU official said fears about the president’s health are “rapidly becoming a more conversed topic at all levels.”
Since coming back to office, Trump has caused trouble with Europe. He threatened new tariffs on 8 countries, tried to take Greenland, and backed far-right politicians.
In a speech in Davos, Switzerland, he said: “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won’t do that, OK?”
At the Brussels summit, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that Europe must rely less on the U.S. for security. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said leaders learned that standing up to Trump in a “firm” but “non-escalatory” way works.
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