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Trump invokes Pearl Harbor while telling press Japan 'knows better about surprise'

Alternet·Mar 19

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President Trump referenced Pearl Harbor during a meeting with the Japanese prime minister, apparently making a joke or comment about surprise attacks. The context of the remark was a discussion about informing allies of a plan related to Iran. The Japanese prime minister's reaction to the comment was one of visible discomfort.

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