South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 4 mins ago
In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “the Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier, apparently confusing long-time ally Japan with Iran.
Trump made the remark during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Turkish capital Ankara on the sidelines of a Nato summit.
“We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,” Trump said.
He went on to say that the missiles were shot at the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln over a period of one...
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