Trump and Takaichi Sign Deals on Trade and Rare Earth Minerals During Summit
It looks like President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi hit it off really well during their summit yesterday:
Weapons sales and trade in critical minerals were on the agenda when President Donald Trump met new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Japanese capital Tuesday morning. Trump arrived Monday after a stop in Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. He and Takaichi met in an ornate conference room at Akasaka Palace, a state guest house, alongside top leaders from their governments.
Just outside were parked gleaming new American and Japanese pickup trucks. The Japanese government is considering the purchase of a fleet of Ford F-150s. “She has good taste,” Trump, referring to Takaichi, told reporters on Air Force One during the flight to Asia. “That’s a hot truck.” Trump and Takaichi met elsewhere in the palace to sign a new agreement strengthening their alliance and a framework for securing a U.S. supply of critical minerals and rare earths — key materials for the defense and technology industries.
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A look at the world leaders who do not like Trump is very revealing.
They correspond to countries in decline.
Japan is going to be more successful. And so will South Korea if they wake up.
I have very high hopes for her. Margaret Thatcher level minus a Falklands war.
No offense to friends who work for the UAW, but F-150s on Japanese roads looks a lot like US military vehicles on Korean roads. When I was in Korea, we had a joke “It ain’t close unless the mirrors touch.” Our motor pool actually kept extra mirrors in stock because mirror damage was so common.