European Leaders Mock Trump Over False War Claim At Copenhagen Summit

Viral video from the 7th European Political Community summit in Copenhagen shows Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama ribbing French President Emmanuel Macron while Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev laughs after President Donald Trump repeatedly and falsely claimed he brokered a peace deal “between Azerbaijan and Albania” — when he appears to have meant Azerbaijan and Armenia. Rama mockingly told Macron they should apologize for failing to congratulate them on Trump’s supposed deal, prompting Macron’s playful apology; clips of the exchange have been widely shared online. The episode is the latest in a string of high-profile gaffes in which Trump has exaggerated his role in ending multiple conflicts, sometimes misnaming countries or citing wars that never existed. Reporters and commentators say the moment underscores concerns about his credibility and how some foreign leaders appear to view him, and it has been reported across outlets including DailyKos, Inquisitr, MSNBC, The Daily Beast, Alternet and Yahoo.