Overview
- Politico reported that Robert Fico told EU leaders he was shocked by President Trump’s state of mind and used the word “dangerous,” citing five diplomats from four governments and a senior EU official.
- The reported account centers on a Jan. 17 meeting at Mar-a-Lago and an informal conversation on Jan. 22 during an emergency EU summit convened over Trump’s Greenland threats.
- The White House rejected the story as “absolutely total fake news,” and a senior U.S. official present described the Mar-a-Lago session as pleasant and normal with lighthearted exchanges.
- Fico publicly denied discussing such concerns with other leaders and previously posted a positive summary of his visit, calling the talks with Trump a sign of high respect and trust.
- EU officials and diplomats described growing concern about Trump’s unpredictability, with discussion of the president’s health increasingly common in European political circles.