Overview
- Politico reported that five European diplomats said Robert Fico privately told leaders he was deeply troubled by President Trump’s psychological state, describing him as dangerous and out of his mind.
- Fico issued a categorical denial on X, calling the story lies and saying he did not speak during the informal exchange in Brussels where the remarks were alleged to have been shared.
- White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly rejected the account as pure inventions and characterized the Jan. 17 Mar-a-Lago meeting as positive and productive.
- The report relies on secondhand summaries, as the diplomats cited did not witness the informal Brussels discussion themselves.
- Fico had publicly praised the Mar-a-Lago visit and officials announced U.S.–Slovakia civil nuclear cooperation, while European unease about Trump’s unpredictability continues to surface in diplomatic conversations.