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Trump Uses Soviet-Era Name 'Leningrad' for St. Petersburg

The misnaming has triggered mockery, with renewed questions about the president’s cognitive fitness before his Alaska summit with Putin.

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Overview

  • In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump referred to St. Petersburg by its former name, “Leningrad,” while criticizing media coverage of his planned summit with Vladimir Putin.
  • Social media users seized on the slip, mocking the mislabeling and sharing images alluding to the Cold War era.
  • Observers noted the error follows a related gaffe two days earlier in which Trump twice misstated that the summit was taking place in Russia.
  • Critics and political commentators have cited the mistake to renew concerns about the 79-year-old president’s mental acuity despite his denials of any cognitive decline.
  • There have been no official medical disclosures; the debate over Trump’s fitness continues to intensify as the Alaska meeting approaches.