Trump: US aircraft carrier shot at by 'Islamic Republic of Japan' - NHKニュース
US President Donald Trump's recent remarks in Turkey have been punctuated by verbal gaffes.
Trump spoke to reporters on Wednesday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara.
Trump said that two months ago "we had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan" at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. He said the vessel was shot at over a period of about one hour.
The president apparently meant to say the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Trump also gestured toward Zelenskyy and asked reporters, "Do you have a question for President Putin?"
He mistakenly referred to the Ukrainian leader as Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump turned 80 last month. Prior to his birthday, the White House released a memo from the president's physician saying Trump is in excellent health with strong overall physical function.
