Donald Trump busts out his signature dance moves during bizarre appearance in Japan
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Trump Dances and Advances US-Japan AllianceDuring his Japan visit, Trump danced before PM Takaichi and discussed a $550 billion trade deal aimed at rare earth independence.
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- Donald Trump performed the YMCA dance in front of Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington.
- He called Japan a strongest ally and highlighted a $550 billion trade agreement to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies.
- Japan is considering purchasing Ford F-150 trucks and gifted Trump 250 cherry trees and fireworks to mark US independence.
- The leaders met with relatives of North Korean abduction victims and prepared for Trump’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea.
It's a critical moment. We are getting old and this decades-old problem that has been left unresolved is now in the hands of our children.— Sakie Yokota, speaking about the decades-long abduction issue and urging President Trump to have productive talks with Kim Jong Un to return their loved ones.
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