Donald Trump has yet again done something that has people alarmed about his health. The moment came during the President’s recent meeting with European leaders. Netizens were quick to speculate about the 79-year-old’s alleged “mental decline” following the incident.
President Trump left people raising their eyebrows when he failed to recognize the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, in a room of people. What made it worse was that Stubb sat right across from him.
The slip-up from the 79-year-old once again triggered rumors about his alleged mental decline. “President Stubb of Finland … and he’s somebody that we’re all, huh, huh, where, where?” Trump was heard saying during the meeting.
It seemed like President Trump failed to recognize Finland’s President, who was sitting right across from him and looking at him. This seemed especially strange considering that Trump isn’t only well-acquainted with him but also is golf buddies with Stubb.
“I’m right here,” Stubb was heard saying in response to Trump’s question. The US President replied to that with a simple, “Oh.” He then noted how Stubb looked better than he had ever seen him.
This particular slip-up from the President had netizens talking about a “dark future to come.” One user wrote, “He can barely read now.” Another pointed out that Trump had played golf with Stubb just in May and still did not recognize him.
Trump is unable to identify the President of Finland sitting right in front of him:
“President Stubb of Finland and… he’s uh… he’s somebody that where are we here, huh? Where, where, where? Oh, you look better than I’ve ever seen you look” pic.twitter.com/zkZMkbgMcx
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“He has no idea who these people are, he’s at the point where he has to have everything written out,” a netizen pointed out. The same user went on to claim that the 79-year-old has “no idea” of who people are, even when he’s provided with photos and their names.
“Dementia,” a social media user simply noted. Several others rushed to the comments section to speculate about the same. This isn’t the first time the internet has speculated about the same. The President’s current behavior and age have raised an alarm amongst netizens as well as medical professionals.
Other netizens labelled the President as a “total embarrassment” for his failure in front of the other world leaders. The group was in attendance at the meeting to discuss possible solutions for the Ukraine-Russia war.
This man’s brain is mush
— Radonary (@Rad0nary) August 18, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shared that the meeting was a success while labelling Trump as a “pragmatic peacemaker.” The White House meeting comes after the 79-year-old met the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
The meeting that took place in Alaska on Friday also became a talking point for theorists who are adamant that Trump’s mental health is declining. The President previously said that he was on his way to Russia for the meeting. In a Fox News interview, Trump implied that Alaska wasn’t a part of America.
