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

[riversedge]

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

[ProfessorGAC]

1. He Needed To Be Told About Pearl Harbor?

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

[underpants]

5. A very old man thing to do too - tell everyone in the room what they just heard

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

[wnylib]

7. He was not alive in 1941, so WTF is he talking about?

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Once Again...

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

[Spazito]

2. The Canadian News Network covered his press conference...

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.

[riversedge]

12. Thanks for comments. I did not get to watch TV earlier.

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. Yeah, that's a "joke."

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

But she’s a fascist too so whatever.

They deserve each other.

[niyad]

4. WTAF does his statement even mean???

[sop]

6. Japanese PM: "Why don't you tell me about the incarceration of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent during WWII?".....

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

[newdeal2]

8. Part of his charm offensive

No charm involved however.

[yorkster]

13. Harm offensive with him, always.

[BeyondGeography]

9. He's the ugliest Ugly American

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

[Loryn]

10. I am so embarrassed.

He is unbelievable.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. So he's saying he regards Japan and Europe as adversaries who shouldn't be trusted

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

And he's still asking us for help.

What a dog turd.

[Boomerproud]

15. For the millonth time, if ANY other president said something this stupid...

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

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. 'Profound idiot': Nicolle Wallace struggles to process Trump's shock joke to Japanese PM

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?"

[purr-rat beauty]

17. When will he get a surprise...

....like a heart attack?