"As the reporter was speaking, Trump then turned to Takaichi and interrupted, 'This looks like one of your people right here. Is he good or bad? Is he a good reporter or bad? He looks like a nice guy.' He then allowed the reporter to continue his question."
"After a Japanese reporter asked, 'Why didn't you tell U.S. allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran?' the president responded, 'We didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted a surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'"
"The Japanese prime minister sat in awkward silence as Trump made his remarks. Just a few days ago, on Tuesday, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin also sat in awkward silence as Trump mistakenly referred to female Irish President Catherine Connolly as a man."
During a joint White House press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, President Trump interrupted a foreign reporter's question by commenting on the reporter's appearance and suggesting he looked Japanese. Later, when asked why he didn't inform allies about military action against Iran, Trump responded by referencing the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, asking the Japanese prime minister why Japan didn't inform the U.S. about that surprise attack. The prime minister remained silent during these remarks. This incident followed a similar occurrence days earlier when Trump mistakenly referred to Ireland's female president as a man during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.
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