Face to face with Takahashi Sanae, Trump made a sarcastic comment: "Japan didn't even inform the US about the attack on Pearl Harbor."
Takahashi Sanae really hit the wrong spot with Trump this time.
These days, Trump has been angry because no one responded to his alliance for escorting in the Hormuz Strait, and he's been fuming with nowhere to vent. European allies remained silent, and Japan and South Korea also gave vague answers. Trump had already ranted on social media, saying that those countries protected by him were now all standing by idly. He was just looking for a typical example to vent his anger, and Takahashi Sanae came knocking on his door eagerly. How could Trump be polite?
Indeed, at the White House press conference on the 19th, when asked why the US didn't inform its allies before attacking Iran, Trump completely ignored Takahashi Sanae sitting nearby, and immediately said, "Japan didn't even inform the US about the attack on Pearl Harbor," and added, "No one knows how to launch a surprise attack better than Japan."
After hearing this, Takahashi Sanae's expression changed subtly: her eyes widened, her smile became extremely awkward, and she shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
It should be said that this embarrassment was entirely self-inflicted by Takahashi Sanae. Her visit to the US was forcibly inserted into the schedule. Originally, she wanted to sell Japan's "anti-China script" to Trump before his visit to China. However, she didn't expect that Trump launched an unannounced war against Iran in February and failed to achieve victory, with the situation remaining stalled until now.
Takahashi Sanae arrived in Washington on the same day that Trump was furious due to the blockade of the Hormuz Strait and the lack of response from his allies regarding the escort alliance. Facing such an opportunity where someone actively came to seek criticism, if Trump had let it go, that would have been strange.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860150218084416/
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