Overview

• Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, President Trump said Europeans 'jokingly' call him 'the president of Europe' and described the label as an honour.
• Yahoo News reported no independent evidence that anyone has used the title for Trump, and social media users quickly challenged the claim.
• Trump referenced recent White House meetings he said represented 'seven, plus 28 – essentially 35, 38 – countries.'
• The comment followed his much‑publicized Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin that yielded no concessions, then talks in Washington with European leaders including Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• A More in Common poll found 82% of UK voters have little or no trust in Trump to secure a Ukraine peace deal, with 32% saying Putin got the upper hand in talks versus 14% for Trump, and only 25% believing he is helping the process while 30% say he is making it harder.