“Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" he asked.
It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.
Oval Office crowd left briefly silent after Trump makes light of 83-year-old attack
Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbor in front of the less-than-impressed Japanese Prime Minister. On Thursday (19 March), Sanae Takaichi sat down with the president in the…
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Trump compares U.S. strikes on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japan's PM, highlighting the element of surprise.
During the meeting, Trump praised Japan for "stepping up" to assist in efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, "unlike NATO."
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President Trump compared US strikes on Iran to the deadly 1941 Japanese attack and declaration of war as part of World War Two.
President Donald Trump stirred historical tensions Thursday, drawing a direct parallel between U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl...
The show's live audience grimaced and groaned while the clip was shown.