Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico allegedly expressed concern about the mental state of US President Donald Trump at last week’s European Union summit after a personal meeting at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. This is claimed by five European diplomats familiar with the conversation, reports .
Fico described Trump’s behavior as “dangerous” and expressed concern about his “psychological state,” according to two diplomats. The interview was supposed to take place on January 22 in Brussels during an informal meeting of leaders on the sidelines of the extraordinary EU summit on transatlantic relations.
Diplomats said Fico made the remarks in an informal discussion with several EU leaders and senior officials, not during an official meeting. All sources were granted anonymity due to the confidential nature of the interviews. The details of what exactly Trump said are not known. One diplomat said the prime minister appeared “traumatized” after the meeting and called Trump “out of touch with reality.”
Fico’s alleged private concerns contrast with his public statements after visiting the US. In an official video on the social network Facebook, the prime minister said that the invitation to Mar-a-Lago was a sign of “high respect and trust” on the part of the American president.
Fico also said that with Trump they discussed the war in Ukraine and agreed that the European Union is in a “deep crisis”. At the same time, he emphasized that Slovakia is not a “Brussels parrot” and has its own attitudes. In the video, he did not mention Trump’s comments about Greenland or his actions towards Venezuelan President Maduro.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly called the reports “total fake news from anonymous European diplomats trying to be relevant.” According to her, the meeting was “positive and productive”. A senior administration official who was present at the meeting said he did not recall any awkward or inappropriate moments and that the conversation was “pleasant and normal.”
According to another diplomat, European leaders are growing concerned about the unpredictability of the American president. Trump’s health condition is reportedly becoming an increasingly frequent topic of discussion in Brussels and in national capitals. Trump, who is 79 years old, denies any cognitive problems.
