Trump je to usputno spomenuo tokom konferencije za novinare o raspoređivanju Nacionalne garde u Washingtonu. "Sramotno mi je biti ovdje… Znate, vidjet ću Putina, idem u Rusiju u petak. Ne sviđa mi se biti ovdje i govoriti o tome koliko je ovaj nekada lijep glavni grad bio nesiguran, prljav i odvratan", izjavio je Trump.
Zasad nije jasno je li se Trump samo zabunio i pomiješao Aljasku s Rusijom ili je doista došlo do promjene lokacije. Aljaska je, iako bivši ruski teritorij, postala 49. američka savezna država još 1959. godine.
Trump:
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 11, 2025
I am going to Russia on Friday. I am going to see Putin. pic.twitter.com/9PoZWCe0L6
Trump: "I get along with Zelenskyy. But you know, I disagree with what he's done. Very, very severely disagree. This is a war that should have never happened ... I was a little bothered by the fact that Zelenskyy was saying, 'Well, I have to get constitutional approval.' I mean,… pic.twitter.com/Bvl4J4RlEY
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 11, 2025