President Donald Trump appeared Tuesday at a press conference with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan upon his arrival in Ankara for the NATO summit. And some watching it noticed that Trump appeared to ramble even more than usual.
“One reporter asked Trump about an ongoing controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s consideration of welcoming Turkey back into the United States’ F-35 fighter jet program. At the heart of the controversy is pushback from Republicans – and Israel – over Turkey’s possession of an advanced Russian missile system,” Raw Story reported.
However, Trump didn’t appear to be familiar with the controversy.
“What does that mean?” Trump asked.
a confused Trump has difficulty understanding a question from a reporter:
Q: There are concerns about the Russian missile defense system. Do you have those concerns about this system?
TRUMP: I have no concerns about anything pic.twitter.com/HtuaeLp7WH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 7, 2026
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There was further confusion, per Raw Story:
“Is [the missile system] going to be handed over to a third party?” the reporter clarified. “Is that not part of the deal?”
Trump appeared not to grasp the reporter’s question.
“Third… third party? What is the third… with respect to what?” Trump asked.
“There are concerns about the Russian missile defense system, do you have those concerns about this system?” the reporter asked.
Trump, potentially having understood the reporter’s question, declared he had “no concerns at all about anything.”
Many social media users noticed that something appeared amiss:
“I have no concerns about anything.”
Trump, in a nutshell.👇 https://t.co/X1Gu2bpPJT— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) July 7, 2026
Has Rubio or Hegseth even talked to him about this, the S400? Or is it an administration with no driving principle or ideology just subject to the whims of one man? It would all be a joke, if not so serious. Also- Turkey as the model nation state is rather rich. This is all… https://t.co/JABC56RnLK
— Marc Polymeropoulos (@Mpolymer) July 7, 2026
Troubling that Trump seems to have no idea why the US blocked F-35 sales to Turkey or about possible solutions. Expert consensus for over a decade that proximity to S-400s could put aircraft capability at risk to Russia but Trump has “no concerns” because he likes Erdogan. https://t.co/yV2CegHFCQ
— Phil Gordon (@PhilGordonDC) July 7, 2026
This is the kind of answer that would fail a high school oral exam. https://t.co/2NdQqX1dVd
— DC Boy (@dcboyisangry) July 7, 2026
So tired of the MSM not talking about Trump’s rapidly declining mental state. If Biden had done something like this it would have been a six part special on Fox but what happens with him? They cut the feed and sanewash the demented old fool to keep the illusion going. SHAMEFUL! https://t.co/LJU5V2gcF9
— MakerParty 🇺🇸 (@Makerparty2) July 7, 2026
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