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Trump roasts Japanese reporter’s surprise attack question at joint presser

Mar 19, 2026Far Right

President Donald Trump jokingly reopened very old wounds Thursday after a Japanese reporter asked why U.S. allies weren’t warned in the lead-up to Operation Epic Fury. The…

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