Trump bonds with Japan's new prime minister and says her nation is delivering on US investments

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 7:30 AM CDT, October 28, 2025
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TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier and then unveiling several major energy and technology projects in America to be funded by Japan.

Sanae Takaichi, who became the country’s first female prime minister only days ago, solidified her relationship with Trump while defending her country’s economic interests. She talked baseball, stationed a Ford F-150 truck outside their meeting and greeted Trump with, by his estimation, a firm handshake.

By the end of the day, Trump — by his administration’s count — came close to nailing down the goal of $550 billion in Japanese investment as part of a trade framework. At a dinner for business leaders in Tokyo, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced up to $490 billion in commitments, including $100 billion each for nuclear projects involving Westinghouse and GE Vernova.

“You’re great business people,” Trump told the gathered executives before the dinner. “Our country will not let you down.”



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[RussBLib]

1. The way she was smiling, and...

...jumping up and down while flashing a thumbs-up sign was nauseating.

I hear she also nominated Trump for the next Nobel Peace Prize. What a suck-up.

[RazorbackExpat]

11. That was just after her helicopter ride with Trump

Makes me wonder what went on in that helicopter

[TexasTowelie]

2. The review on Occupy Democrats indicated that Trump insulted the prime minister and Japan.

In Japan they both salute and bow to the flag, but Trump only saluted and kept on walking. The pertinent part of the video begins at the 3:20 mark.

[BigmanPigman]

5. He is wandering all over the place. Clueless!

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I feel badly for the new prime minister. He is acing like he has severe dementia. Where is he going? What is he saluting? What an embarrassment on the world stage.

[travelingthrulife]

7. He does have severe dementia and his family does not seem to give shit.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Neither do his pals in "team tRump"

and MAGA, and Congress. They are the ones running the USA, not the fucking moron so they are glad he is this bad. They can are 100% in charge of the whole "Weekend At Bernie's" clown show.

[slightlv]

9. Bowing is a deep sign of respect; of course trump wouldn't bow to anyone. He expects everyone

to bow to him! This whole episode is so embarrassing, as usual. All I could think of as he walked up the step onto that little red platform was slip and fall off, you dumb shit! This new prime minister is going to have to rush her learning curve. If she thinks she can get anything she wants from trump, she's got another thing coming.

[jeffreyi]

3. last person he interacts with

becomes the policy.

[mdbl]

4. She should be careful where he grabs

He's not known for his restraint.

[travelingthrulife]

6. A victory lap??? He was gorked out of his mind. Did AP not notice???

[BigmanPigman]

10. I listened to Kathy Griffin earlier tonight.

on Stephanie Miller's show. She's always honest and she described which drugs he is probably taking from her own experiences. Oxy, Xanax and Adderall. He's probably snorting them since he lives in the 1980s and this behavior is common for him.

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