U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had a “great talk” with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and expressed confidence in her leadership abilities.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “We have a great relationship, the new prime minister and myself. She’s very smart, she’s very strong, and she’s going to be a great leader.”
Takaichi, in her first phone call with Trump since a controversial remark regarding a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan, said the U.S. president told her to “call me anytime.” Her comment, suggesting that such an attack could prompt Japanese military action, had sparked a diplomatic furor with China.
