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Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war


US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’

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It would be funny if it wasn’t so Trumpy.

Hosting the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump could not resist mocking Japan about its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during the second world war.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/trump-mocks-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war

Author : David Smith in Washington

Publish date : 2026-03-19 18:48:00

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