Trump makes a Pearl Harbor joke while meeting with the Japanese prime minister

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trump-makes-pearl-harbor-joke-while-meeting-with-japanese-prime-minister-259592773898

40 Comments

  1. SapToFiction on

    Donald Trump is the most embarrassing, insensitive, incompetent, evil president of our time.

  2. isekai_cheese on

    i would expect no less from the uncouth clown pumpkin. that fuckin orange tie lmao

  3. At this point the rest of the world is probably willing to finish that border wall for him to keep more of us in lol

  4. HatProfessional9540 on

    When asked by a reporter about why the U.S. didn’t share their Iran war plans with Japan, President Donald Trump said it was necessary for the element of surprise. The president followed this with a joke, saying, “Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Ok, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”

  5. ZonghZonghZongh on

    Did he follow it up by pulling his eyelids back and saying, “Me so sorry!” in an exaggerated, racist Asian voice?

  6. Present-Resolution23 on

    I mean.. this is embarassing.. But he’s also a felon who was friends with Epstein, started multiple wars and threatened to invade our allies..

    So like.. making a Pearl Harbor joke barely even moves the needle at this point..

  7. ImLikeReallySmart on

    So sick of how many laughs he gets for these “jokes”. He’s a madman.

    >”We didn’t tell anybody about it, we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Ok, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”

    And exactly how successfully did that end up for Japan?

  8. Anyone else surprised Trump knew there was any connection between Pearl Harbor and Japan?

  9. blu_stingray on

    For contrast, When Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney met the prime minister of Japan a few weeks ago, he surprised her by speaking Japanese to her at their press conference. The look of surprise and respect on her face was priceless.

  10. Wide_Interest8348 on

    The village idiot is the village chief. That this clown won the presidency twice says something really worrying about America. This dude being chief dog catcher would be a travesty…

  11. Every world leader needs to walk out on Trump. Call him out to his face in these meetings. Stop playing nice. The whole world needs to turn on him to stop this shit.

  12. I am surprised that he didn’t make the same joke with the Chinese prime minister!

  13. Jesus fucking Christ. American Republican voters are the biggest embarrassment in the entire world.

  14. Long-Tradition6399 on

    All the class of a fart in church. He’s the biggest embarrassment we’ve ever had, and the most worthless President. That’s saying a lot compared to William Henry Harrison.

  15. Many years ago, I worked for a company that had an international connection to sell products to Japan. The company would welcome new potential customers with a tour of the manufacturing facility and at the end of the tour, a brief video of the history of the company that dates back to the Civil War when it made cannon balls. The video included company participation during WWII and mentioned Pearl Harbor.

    I was the only person who remembered that -and I made a quick move to tell our guests that the TV viewer was not working, so there would not be a video, but I could tell them the important parts (minus the Pearl Harbor reference). The Big Shots at the factory thanked me. We did not embarrass our guests and made the sale.

    And this idiot…..?

  16. BleachedUnicornBHole on

    “Tell me about Pearl Harbor?” Does he think he was president during the lead up to WW2 or is he just now learning about it? The fact that he said this to the Japanese PM is a complete embarrassment. The US is going to be a pariah state by the end of his second term.

  17. Don’t make an A Bomb joke. Don’t make an A Bomb joke…..

    – some burnt out WH official.

  18. tinylittlebabyjesus on

    This old corrupt, asshole. He’s like the racist uncle who tells everyone “alright, when we meet the Japanese, no one mention PEARL HARBOR,” then gets nervous and decides he’ll just break the ice “that everyone’s feeling” by making a Pearl Harbor joke.

    Okay I just read the joke, it’s actually kind of funny, but also super inappropriate and rude. Not a great diplomat.

  19. Glad-Process-3268 on

    ….soooo we are like Japan in this Iranian situation?! That would make us the bad guys, Donnie

  20. Of course you don’t give a warning to the country you’re attacking. The question was about giving your ALLIES a warning about your war plans.

    This fucking asshole… every time.

  21. RowenaOblongata on

    Next up: make an Auschwitz joke the next time Bibi flies over to suck Trump’s dick.

  22. It wasn’t a joke. He’s never made a joke in his life. He doesn’t know what a joke is. 

  23. The way Takaichi has been glazing Trump…”only you can achieve peace throughout the world.” …she deserves to be immediately humiliated about it. 

  24. BehavioralSink on

    We still live in a time where you can say just the words “He’s so fucking stupid” and every person knows exactly who you are talking about.

  25. TimingEzaBitch on

    This reeks of some edgy maga 20 year old staffer or whatever came up with it and told mango who was probably giddy all night thinking of delivering it.

  26. Fun fact: there’s a position in the Department of State titled the Chief of Protocol, whose duty is to advise the president (and others) on matters of protocol and diplomacy to help them avoid cultural faux pas and whatnot. E.g., never offer your left hand for a handshake when meeting with people from certain cultures (mostly Islamic/Arabic).

    And if that office was currently held by anyone qualified (it probably isn’t) I imagine they would have an infinitely frustrating time trying to drive any of that information into Trump’s cottage cheese brain.