Misryoum: President’s Office rejects claims over alleged loan arrangement

Misryoum reports the President’s Office dismissed social media claims about an alleged US$500m loan tied to 2040 notes, saying the President acts within constitutional limits.

The President’s Office has pushed back hard against what it calls misleading insinuations circulating on social media.

In a statement dated April 25, 2026, Misryoum reports that the Office said it has taken note of a publication that it believes damages public confidence in the institution.

The online post, identified as “Unwind TT,” references what it describes as a reported US$500 million loan arrangement involving secured notes due in 2040. It links those claims to a document Misryoum says was presented in Parliament on April 24, with reference to the Auditor General’s 2025 report.

Misryoum reports the President’s Office rejected the idea that President Christine Kangaloo could be treated as “the author, architect, or wrong-doer” in relation to any state transaction.. The response is framed around a constitutional position: presidential functions, the statement says, are carried out within the legal boundaries established for the office.

A key plank of the Office’s argument is the constitutional structure. Misryoum notes that the statement pointed to section 80(1) of Trinidad and Tobago’s Constitution, which provides that the President acts, where applicable, on the advice of Cabinet or of a minister acting under Cabinet authority.

The Office also criticised the wording used in the social media publication. It said the language is especially objectionable for naming the current holder of the Office of President. In Misryoum’s telling, the thrust of the criticism is that scrutiny should not turn into personal insinuation.

Misryoum’s statement goes further than a narrow legal response and instead speaks to the health of public trust.. The President’s Office warned that a democracy depends on institutions being respected, and that corrosive attacks—described as scurrilous—can weaken confidence and damage the democratic fabric.

For ordinary people, the impact of these disputes is not abstract.. Allegations about state borrowing and long-term payment obligations naturally create anxiety about costs that may land on taxpayers, or on future budgets.. When claims are shared widely online, Misryoum says the uncertainty can spread faster than the official process that clarifies what is true and what is not.

At the same time, the President’s Office response signals a familiar tension in modern governance: where transparency and oversight end, and where insinuation begins.. The statement appears to argue that criticism should stay focused on documented facts and lawful authority—rather than attributing fault personally to the office-holder.

Whether the public debate will intensify now depends largely on how the promised “further statements” are handled.. Misryoum reports the Office said it will issue additional comments as facts require.. If that follow-up stays tightly linked to constitutional roles and the actual mechanics of how state financing decisions move through government channels, it could shift the conversation from personalities to process.. If not, the controversy may continue to cycle online, with each new post prompting another defensive response.

For now, the message from Misryoum is clear: the President’s Office insists it is acting within its constitutional framework, and it is asking the public to distinguish between legitimate scrutiny and what it calls insulting and damaging attacks.