Donald Trump arrives in Japan, defends rhetoric on North Korea
DONALD Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe have sealed their bromance by signing a cap with the caption: “Donald and Shinzo make alliance even greater”.
DONALD Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have sealed their bromance by signing a white cap together.
The cap reportedly read: “Donald and Shinzo Make Alliance Even Greater” and was signed by the two leaders.
Trump & Abe signing white ball caps that read, “Donald and Shinzo Make Alliance Even Greater†pic.twitter.com/VTVOxut97p
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) November 5, 2017
The relationship between the two men has been described as one of the strongest bilateral friendships of Trump’s presidency — seemingly strengthened by rounds of golf.
Back in February, Abe played golf with Trump at the President’s Mar-A-Lago Club where Trump used a gold club gifted to him by the Japanese PM.
The WH barred reporters from covering Trump's golf outing yesterday, but @playbookplus managed to get some photos. https://t.co/k9FOAtnQ8Y pic.twitter.com/AUZOB04wG3
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) February 12, 2017
The men will also hit the fairways during Mr Trump’s Japan visit, which is the start of a 12-day Asian trip.
The US President is looking to present a united front with Japan against North Korea and has already defended his tough rhetoric. Discussions on Pyongyang will figure prominently in talks with other Asian leaders as tensions rise over its missile and nuclear tests.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Asia on Sunday, Trump said a decision would be made soon on whether to add the reclusive state to a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
His administration also planned to take a different approach to dealing with the issue.
“We want to get it solved. It’s a big problem for our country and the world, and we want to get it solved,” he said.
“And there’s been 25 years of total weakness and so we’re taking a very much different approach,” Trump said.
Trump has rattled some allies with his vow to “totally destroy” North Korea if it threatens the US and his dismissal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man” on a suicide mission.
Trump landed at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo, where he was greeted by cheers from service members.
Trump then donned a bomber jacket for a speech in which he touted American firepower and the US alliance with Japan.
“Japan is a treasured partner and crucial ally of the United States and today we thank them for welcoming us and for decades of wonderful friendship between our two nations,” he said, speaking in front of an American flag inside an aeroplane hangar.
“On behalf of the United States of America, I send the warmest wishes of the America people to the citizens of this remarkable country,” he said.
After the speech, Trump was set to head to a private golf course for an informal lunch and golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Trump also said he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip, the longest Asian tour by any US leader since George HW Bush in 1992. “I think it’s expected that we will meet,” he said.
“We want Putin’s help on North Korea.”
Trump will seek a united front with the leaders of Japan and South Korea against North Korea before visiting Beijing to make the case to Chinese President Xi Jinping that he should do more to rein in Pyongyang.
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