Trump jokes about Pearl Harbor when he meets Japanese PM


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Asked by reporters why the US had not shared its Iran war plans with Japan, President Donald Trump said it was necessary for the element of surprise. The president followed this up with a joke, “Who knows better about surprises than Japan? Well, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”

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