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riversedge

(80,676 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:51 PM Thursday

Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

The prime Minister of Japan is in her early 60's I believe--that is Over 20 years since WWII ended. Trump is such a creep!!


Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

MicroSoft Word Champion (@incompetentweiner.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T16:34:45.964Z




My jaw dropped when he said that. He talks like he’s at the golf course not sitting in the White House.

(@lisamoran.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T16:17:12.902Z




WATCH: Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi at the White House

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

(@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T16:46:11.753Z
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Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" (Original Post) riversedge Thursday OP
He Needed To Be Told About Pearl Harbor? ProfessorGAC Thursday #1
A very old man thing to do too - tell everyone in the room what they just heard underpants Thursday #5
He was not alive in 1941, so WTF is he talking about? wnylib Thursday #7
Once Again... ProfessorGAC Thursday #14
The Canadian News Network covered his press conference... Spazito Thursday #2
Thanks for comments. I did not get to watch TV earlier. riversedge Thursday #12
Yeah, that's a "joke." BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #3
WTAF does his statement even mean??? niyad Thursday #4
Japanese PM: "Why don't you tell me about the incarceration of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent during WWII?"..... sop Thursday #6
Part of his charm offensive newdeal2 Thursday #8
Harm offensive with him, always. yorkster Thursday #13
He's the ugliest Ugly American BeyondGeography Thursday #9
I am so embarrassed. Loryn Thursday #10
So he's saying he regards Japan and Europe as adversaries who shouldn't be trusted muriel_volestrangler Thursday #11
For the millonth time, if ANY other president said something this stupid... Boomerproud Thursday #15
'Profound idiot': Nicolle Wallace struggles to process Trump's shock joke to Japanese PM LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #16
When will he get a surprise... purr-rat beauty Thursday #17
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #18
Neither Was Trump. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #19

ProfessorGAC

(76,591 posts)
1. He Needed To Be Told About Pearl Harbor?
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:54 PM
Thursday

He probably thinks that's a funny joke, but it just reinforces the opinion that he's a blithering idiot.

underpants

(196,297 posts)
5. A very old man thing to do too - tell everyone in the room what they just heard
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:57 PM
Thursday

I really can’t believe he said that. Why? I don’t know. He’s remarkably stupid.

ProfessorGAC

(76,591 posts)
14. Once Again...
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:28 PM
Thursday

...reinforcing the opinion that he's a blithering idiot.
You think that; I think that; he's proving us correct.

Spazito

(55,394 posts)
2. The Canadian News Network covered his press conference...
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:55 PM
Thursday

there is little he can say that would surprise me but these appalling comments were the exception. There was a shuffling of feet sound from the media covering this, I think they, too, were taken aback, to say the least.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,977 posts)
3. Yeah, that's a "joke."
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:56 PM
Thursday

The man has no social graces, we all know that.

But she’s a fascist too so whatever.

They deserve each other.

sop

(18,476 posts)
6. Japanese PM: "Why don't you tell me about the incarceration of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent during WWII?".....
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:57 PM
Thursday

"Who knows better about rounding up and incarcerating U.S. citizens than you, sir?"

BeyondGeography

(41,064 posts)
9. He's the ugliest Ugly American
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:00 PM
Thursday

And the people who voted for this care even less than they understand the damage he is doing to us all.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,108 posts)
11. So he's saying he regards Japan and Europe as adversaries who shouldn't be trusted
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:03 PM
Thursday

with important information, because that would blunt his attack on Iran.

And he's still asking us for help.

What a dog turd.

Boomerproud

(9,275 posts)
15. For the millonth time, if ANY other president said something this stupid...
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:42 PM
Thursday

It would a scandal for weeks. Now, just a clip going viral.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,226 posts)
16. 'Profound idiot': Nicolle Wallace struggles to process Trump's shock joke to Japanese PM
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:30 PM
Thursday

trump does not have a sense of humor and is a major league sexist asshole

'Profound idiot': Nicolle Wallace struggles to process Trump's shock joke to Japanese PM www.rawstory.com/nicolle-wall...
Oh man! No joking about Nagasaki and Hiroshima being the double tap that ended WW2?
He's obtuse. And acutely moronic.

Ray Bannatyne (@mrfoo123.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T22:56:15.128Z

https://www.rawstory.com/nicolle-wallace-trump-japan/

MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace had a frank reaction on Thursday after President Donald Trump made a jaw-dropping comment that shocked people inside the Oval Office during a White House meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Wallace was visibly stunned after discussing Trump's attempted joke that clearly left the room uncomfortable when a reporter asked why Trump hadn't warned his allies that the U.S.-Israeli military strikes were coming.

"One thing, you don't want to signal too much when we go in," Trump said. "We went in very hard and we didn't tell anyone about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Wallace watched the video playback and commented on Trump, asking her panel to share their thoughts.

"I struggle every minute of every day with platforming him, one, I should do it all day because it shows what a profound idiot he is," Wallace said. "But but two, we were on other sides. This is a question about why didn't you read in your allies? And he says, we didn't know what our adversary was going to do. I mean, David Frum, what do you even, how's your brain doing?"


MineralMan

(151,159 posts)
19. Neither Was Trump.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:49 PM
12 hrs ago

He wasn't born until after WWII had ended. I know that, because I was born 10 days before the Hiroshima bomb was dropped, and I'm a year older than Drumph.

I doubt he could even tell you when Pearl Harbor happened.

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