Trump roasted by European leaders after embarrassing geographic mix-up

Everyone makes mistakes with geography, but when it’s the President of the United States, it tends to make headlines. Donald Trump has become known for his unusual takes on maps and countries, sparking both amusement and disbelief.

Trump has previously confused basic geography, like calling the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” suggesting Greenland should be “American,” and admitting he didn’t know exactly where the Congo is, saying only, “many people come from the Congo.”

He has also mixed up European countries, once calling Hungary’s leader the president of Turkey and claiming Hungary borders Russia. On another occasion, he mistakenly said, “We’re going to Russia,” just before meeting Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

More recently, Trump has confused Albania and Azerbaijan while discussing foreign policy successes. On Fox News, he claimed he resolved a long-standing conflict between “Azerbaijan and Albania,” even though the two countries are unrelated.

During a European summit in Copenhagen, leaders couldn’t resist joking about his slip. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama teased President Macron and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev that they should thank Trump for brokering peace between Albania and Azerbaijan — a mix-up that left everyone laughing.

Despite the confusion, Trump did play a role in the real historic peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia in August, ending a conflict that had lasted nearly 40 years. The agreement, signed at the White House, remains pending, but Trump has touted it as a major personal and national achievement.

Even when recounting the peace talks, Trump continued to mispronounce Azerbaijan and mistakenly mentioned Albania, demonstrating that while his diplomacy had successes, geography remains a persistent challenge.