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.