Overview

• Speaking live Tuesday, the president said, “A thing called… an ocean,” appearing to search for the name while discussing U.S. distance from the conflict.
• He was answering a question about European leaders at his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which reports said included Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer.
• A short clip of the remark was posted on X by journalist Alexander Willis and was subsequently reported by outlets including Raw Story and Alternet.
• Raw Story reported that Fox & Friends hosts tried twice to interject as the president continued speaking about Ukraine and Europe.
• The moment fueled renewed discussion of his age and cognitive fitness, which he has rejected by pointing to a 2024 cognitive test, as online users debated whether he meant the Pacific or the Atlantic and noted the Bering Strait context.