Trump jokes about Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese PM
The atmosphere became visibly tense.
President Donald Trump invoked Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in a Thursday Oval Office meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, using the surprise attack to explain why he didn’t warn allies before striking Iran.
Not so funny
The awkward moment came after a Japanese reporter asked why the U.S. had not consulted a…
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