Overview
- Politico reported that Robert Fico told EU leaders he was traumatized or alarmed by President Trump’s mental state, citing five anonymous European diplomatic sources.
- None of the sources were direct witnesses to Fico’s alleged remarks, relaying instead what their superiors who attended reportedly told them.
- Fico publicly denied the account on X, calling it lies, saying he did not speak at the Brussels gathering, and asserting there were no witnesses.
- The White House spokesperson Anna Kelly labeled the reports absolutely false and described the January 17 Mar-a-Lago meeting as positive and productive.
- Coverage notes the face-to-face meeting occurred on January 17 in Florida and the alleged comments were shared at an informal EU session on January 22, with one person present at Mar-a-Lago telling Politico the encounter was cordial and with no unusual behavior observed.