OAN Staff Cory Hawkins
2:06 PM – Friday, January 30, 2026
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico forcefully dismissed a POLITICO report that falsely claimed he was “shocked” by President Donald Trump’s psychological state following their January 17th meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
The report, which cited five “anonymous European diplomats,” alleged that Fico told EU leaders in Brussels that Trump’s “psychological state” was “dangerous.”
Fico lashed out at the left-wing outlet on Wednesday, calling the story a collection of “boundless media lies” while insisting that he never held such informal discussions with his counterparts.
The White House mirrored this denial, with a spokesperson labeling the report “absolutely total fake news” from lefty media and diplomats merely “trying to stay relevant,” while emphasizing that the Florida meeting was both positive and productive.
“I must emphatically reject the lies of the POLITICO portal about how I assessed my meeting with US President D. Trump at an informal summit in Brussels,” Fico wrote in a post on the social platform X.
“No one heard anything, no one saw anything, there are no witnesses, but nothing prevented the POLITICO portal from coming up with lies,” he continued. “It is a sad look at the liberal and progressive political and media world. The abuse of criminal law to destroy opponents, the rejection of different opinions, boundless media lies, and attempts to assassinate political leaders in Slovakia and the U.S.”
The Prime Minister also shared his frustrations over a “persistent effort” to obstruct his visit to the U.S., similar to recent claims that his visit to Russia was also hindered.
“Some EU member states did not even allow me to fly over their territory,” Fico noted.
The White House continued to dismiss the fake reporting in a statement.
“This is absolutely total fake news from anonymous European diplomats who are trying to be relevant. The meeting at Mar-a-Lago was positive and productive,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said.
Additionally, Fico admitted that he had fully expected his U.S. visit to be revoked following his outspoken criticism of American military intervention in Venezuela.
When the invitation to Mar-a-Lago remained standing, the Prime Minister was reportedly struck by the gesture, later describing the meeting’s “informal and open” atmosphere as a profound sign of mutual respect. This unexpected reception appeared to solidify Fico’s admiration for the Trump administration, leading him to publicly praise the visit as a testament to the “high trust” defining U.S.-Slovak relations.
“I agree with many strategies of the U.S. president, but with some I don’t,” he wrote. “I honestly expected that after my sharp statement on Venezuela, my visit to the U.S. would be cancelled. This did not happen, which makes me appreciate the meeting with the U.S. president all the more.”
The emergency Brussels summit was a direct response to President Trump’s “America First” strategy to secure Greenland — a move the administration framed as a vital necessity for Western defense. By placing a potential acquisition on the table, Trump effectively forced a long-overdue conversation on the Arctic’s vulnerability to Russian and Chinese encroachment.
While Trump eventually de-escalated at the Davos conference — ruling out military force and shelving the tariff threats — the whiplash of the episode left some European leaders concerned.
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