Trump Insults Japan PM With Pearl Harbor Joke

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Things got crazy awkward during an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, when a reporter asked Trump why he hadn't warned Japan before attacking Iran. "One thing, you don't want to signal too much," Trump said. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan, okay? Hey, why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

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I wouldn't have blamed her for standing up and walking out.

Does he even know what that eventually cost Japan?

Trump's such an embarassment

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 03:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It's funny because Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a far right ultraconservative nationalist.

You know, like Trump.

Except she's not wearing a diaper.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-19 03:10 PM | Reply

He can't keep himself from being rude, and in a creepy way.

Ask a 13 year old girl.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 03:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He's a pathetic imbecile

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-19 03:18 PM | Reply

Imperial Japan intended to honorably deliver their formal declaration of war to the US before beginning their attack on US ships in Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1041.

Japanese planes attacked on Sunday 7 December 1941, 0748 HOURS Hawaiian Time (HT) or 1248 HOURS in Washington DC (Eastern Time Zone).

"Due to bureaucratic delays, decoding issues, and last-minute translations, the final version of the note was not delivered to US Secretary of State Cordell Hull until after the attack had already begun (around 1400 HOURS Washington time, or 0800 HOURS on 6 December in Japan)."

The Japanese pilots took off and attacked the docked and unguarded US ships at Pearl Harbor without knowing the declaration of war was not received.

American Military Hero

Nevertheless:

The US military knew in 1925 that Pearl Harbor was the likely target of any attack by any power in the Pacific region (i.e. Imperial Japan).

Dummkopf Trumpf is still an emperor jackass.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 03:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

I remember something about the Japanese ambassador to the U.S. (an admiral?) - who was against attacking the U.S. - denying the Japanese military was planning the attack?

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 03:56 PM | Reply

How are you, American Unity?

A Japanese admiral was against attacking the US, made famous by the line: "Now we have awakened a sleeping giant" in the film Tora! Tora! Tora!

After the Meiji Period, Japan sent Defense Attaches, spies, delegates all over the world to learn from the West.

Tokyo knew who was powerful and who wasn't.

The Japanese basically copied the UK's surprise attack on Italian ships at Taranto (1940).

Japan, like Italy's powerful OVRA, had an excellent espionage service which makes another book recommendation for you:

I own two copies of this book/b>

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 04:13 PM | Reply

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

I'll check it out. Thanks. I try keep a 50-50 balance for reading fiction-nonfiction.

Many years ago, I read great book about the attack on Pearl Harbor - considered the gold standard - "At Dawn We Slept."

It was abridged from several exhaustively researched volumes, telling the tale from both sides (including accounts based on interviews with Japanese and Americans) about the planning and execution of the attack. I can HIGHLY recommended it!

I can't remember the ambassador's name, but IIRC he was misled as well.

Meanwhile, our wet, squishy fart of a president mouth-farted in bad taste with the Japanese PM sitting 3' away.

#8 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 04:29 PM | Reply

President Donald Trump belittled the Japanese Prime Minister to her face, laughing about her English. Something he's said to other world leaders.

How many foreign languages does Trump speak? 0

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 04:54 PM | Reply

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#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 06:10 PM | Reply

Sanae will love Trump long time. Trump make Sanae all wet.

#11 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-19 06:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The nice Japanese lady said Trig has better instincts than the morbidly obese chomo.

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 06:27 PM | Reply

December 7, 1941, is a day that will live in infamy because Japan attacked us without a declaration of war, without warning and during negotiations.
We did that to Iran TWICE
Our president jokes with the Japanese Prime Minister about this.
It is not like the Japanese are EXTREMELY sensitive to any perceived slight.

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-19 06:28 PM | Reply

Sanae will be the Geisha girl walking on trumps back tonite

#14 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-19 06:41 PM | Reply

I wouldn't have blamed her for standing up and walking out.

Sure ... but you wouldn't do it when someone calls a Chinese person the C-word ...

---- off!

How many foreign languages does Trump speak? 0

How many does CorkyDaBigot speak, makes fun of my English all the time, I don't see you going out of your way defending me?

The Japanese deserve all the ---- coming their way, 20Million dead Chinese would agree.

Why are Americans so sensitive? Hell I would be surprised if the Japanese care as much as AU. Sure we'll find one that's outraged, but not less than TruthNLies.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-19 07:41 PM | Reply

Excuse makers 14 and 15 are worthless and should be ignored.

#16 | Posted by cbob at 2026-03-19 07:44 PM | Reply

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#17 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 07:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Faggats #16 and 17 are --------- each other and should be laughed at.

#18 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-19 08:09 PM | Reply

Excuse makers 14 and 15 are worthless and should be ignored.
#16 | Posted by cbob

Of course you want to ignore Japanese killing Chinese by the millions. You're world only exists in the Anglo-Saxon world you've built up who the real PoC's you think are the real victims, and it aint the Yellow man.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-19 08:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

- I don't see you going out of your way defending me?

Awww.... poor baby!

Perhaps if what most of what you posted weren't bad fiction and or laughably smarter-than-thou delusion, you wouldn't have look foolish and then run away all the time, eh?

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 08:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@!3 ... I wouldn't have blamed her for standing up and walking out....

Agreed.

Japan has been one of our closest allies since their unconditional surrender at the end of WWII.

This just shows that Pres Trump seems to be out of his league when on the World Stage.

He's playing in the minor leagues, while our allies are playing in the majors.

#21 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 09:10 PM | Reply

Trump is a Shallow ignorant Boor.

Too Stupid and easily manipulated to be President.

Face it, America Elected a Totalitarian Moron,Twice.

He Even tried to Steal an Election,And Won with a greater Plurality of the vote 4 years later.

This is the Land of Exceptional Freedoms?

Exceptional Ignorance is More like it.

#22 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-20 01:23 AM | Reply

POSTED BY ONETRUMPER | FLAG: perpetual victim

You poor poor thing.

Buy yourself a package of depends and let loose.

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-20 01:30 AM | Reply

2028 will see Empty Suit Marco Rubio versus Hillbilly Hypocrite JD Vance in the Republican primaries.

Mega-oligarch Larry Ellison will back the intergalactically vapid Marco Rubella, while mega-oligarch Peter Thiel will support unpopular JV Dunce.

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#24 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-20 01:35 AM | Reply

" 2028 will see Empty Suit Marco Rubio versus Hillbilly Hypocrite JD Vance in the Republican primaries"

My guess is they will decide behind closed doors who will run and the other will get a top cabinet position or veep. Supposedly they have become good friends. And while that can change in politics, the one big advantage the GOP should have in 2028 is not having to dedicate resources to a primary fight.

#25 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-20 01:40 AM | Reply

Perry showed up in Japan because the US wanted Japan to open its country... or else.

No Declaration of War from Congress. But, Perry was ready to use military force. Nothing changes.

#26 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-03-20 12:33 PM | Reply

"Perry was ready to use military force."

We made the Japanese an offer they couldn't refuse.
We did the same thing in Korea, and a few hundred people died.
Funny how we don't teach the Korea one in grade school.

The Battle of Ganghwa was fought during the 1871 United States expedition to Korea, a conflict between Joseon and the United States. In May of that year, five Asiatic Squadron warships set sail from Japan to ascertain what happened to the crew of the SS General Sherman as well as to establish a trade treaty with the Hermit Kingdom similar to the one Commodore Perry had pressured Japan into adopting in the early 1850s. When American forces arrived in Korea, the originally peaceful mission turned into a battle when guns from a Korean fort suddenly opened fire on the Americans. The battle to capture Ganghwa Island's forts was the largest engagement of the conflict.
en.wikipedia.org

#27 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-20 12:39 PM | Reply

Why are Americans so sensitive? Hell I would be surprised if the Japanese care as much as AU.

You would be surprised, of course, because you are an idiot.

So. Perfectly understandable.

Meanwhile back in reality land..

Many in Japan found the comment inappropriate, particularly as they have grown accustomed to American presidents avoiding harsh discussions of Pearl Harbor in favor of focusing on reconciliation, per The New York Times. archive.is

Takaichi herself received backlash in Japan for not responding to the joke and for her attempts to flatter Trump later that day, with some commentators calling her approach "embarrassing".

#28 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-20 12:52 PM | Reply

2028 will see Empty Suit Marco Rubio versus Hillbilly Hypocrite JD Vance in the Republican primaries"

My guess is they will decide behind closed doors who will run and the other will get a top cabinet position or veep.
#25 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

So you're saying the 2028 Republican primaries will be a sham?

I'm not disagreeing with you.

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-20 01:09 PM | Reply

" So you're saying the 2028 Republican primaries will be a sham?"

I guess it depends on how one defines "sham". I think it will likely be Vance, or possibly Rubio and anyone else who throws their hats in the ring will be outliers with no chance.

The Democrat party does a much better job of putting its thumbs on the scales in favor of the party's favored candidate. In 2016 had Trump ran as a Democrat, he would have gotten the Bernie Sanders treatment. The GOP watched him hijack their party in 2016 and did absolutely nothing at an institutional level to stop it.

#30 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-20 01:41 PM | Reply

It wasn't the Prime Minister.

It was a Japanese reporter who, frankly, set herself up with this question.

"Why didn't the U.S. warn allies like Japan before striking Iran?"

Calling out Trump for what he did. He dished it back.

So what?

#31 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-03-20 02:13 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

It wasn't the Prime Minister.
It was a Japanese reporter who, frankly, set herself up with this question.
"Why didn't the U.S. warn allies like Japan before striking Iran?"
Calling out Trump for what he did. He dished it back.
So what?

Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-03-20 02:13 PM | Reply

The Trump cultist says what??

#32 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-03-20 02:17 PM | Reply

BJ Boi blows Big Daddy Trump.

Suck,Suck,Suck it ------.

What a Fool. No Brain at all.

#33 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-20 02:21 PM | Reply

Eff,

Come on now....wasn't this reporter begging for it?

Trump should have come back with, "We didn't tell you before we bombed you either....that's not how war works....no wonder you lost."

#34 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-03-20 02:34 PM | Reply

Come on now....wasn't this reporter begging for it?
Trump should have come back with, "We didn't tell you before we bombed you either....that's not how war works....no wonder you lost."
Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-03-20 02:34 PM | Reply

They should have been notified of the impending bombing of Iran. They get their lion share of crude from the Middle East. There's a concern for them. Of course you're too ignorant to understand that.

#35 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-03-20 02:53 PM | Reply

**** Dummkopf Trumpf: "I'm healthier than the US Navy football champions" ****

"He said I'm the healthiest human being he's ever seen," Trumpf (79) bleated. "Ronny " am I healthier than these guys back here?"

"Yes, sir," Jackson shouted.

"See, this is why I like him," Trumpf responded.

The morbidly obese geriatric silver-spooned wife-cheating pedophilic POTUS sniveled that that the former WH physician said:

"If he didn't eat junk food, he'd live to 200 years old. I love this guy."

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#36 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-20 03:34 PM | Reply

Laura,

"They should have been notified of the impending bombing of Iran."

Its really sad.

The lack of patriotism from the left.

The people who died for America.

#37 | Posted by Billjohnson at 2026-03-20 03:58 PM | Reply

Laura,

Your mind is poisoned with hatred.

I see liberals consumed with it.

And you'll likely live out your life that way.

Hatred destroys from the inside.

I don't like some people but hatred is energy draining and a waste of time.

#38 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-03-20 04:05 PM | Reply

The lack of patriotism from the left.
The people who died for America.
Posted by Billjohnson at 2026-03-20 03:58 PM | Reply

Fuck off you disgusting bastard. You support a guy who tried to overthrow the US Constitution and the rule of law while as a sitting president. You don't know the concept of patriotism. Kindly kiss my hiney.

#39 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-03-20 04:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1