Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/5BP6aMPMD08.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke at meeting with Japanese PM [pXEPCsN65lS] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT President Trump cracked a joke about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as he responded to a question about why the U.S. did not inform allies ahead of its plans to attack Iran. "You don't want to signal too much, you know, when we go in — we went in very hard and we didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise," President Trump told reporters. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" he added, drawing laughter in the Oval Office. "Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" the president followed up, quieting the room. Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. FUOcfAhhCFe 073OQ8HoQkc gb1Gj3C8yYa Ib6bDOHkh3V EPArnZ5c3Tn rXydH3IWhT9 CxFOgJTpIf4
President Trump cracked a joke about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as he responded to a question about why the U.S. did not inform allies ahead of its plans to attack Iran. "You don't want to signal too much, you know, when we go in — we went in very hard and we didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise," President Trump told reporters. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" he added, drawing laughter in the Oval Office. "Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" the president followed up, quieting the room. Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. FUOcfAhhCFe 073OQ8HoQkc gb1Gj3C8yYa Ib6bDOHkh3V EPArnZ5c3Tn rXydH3IWhT9 CxFOgJTpIf4