Trump hints at third term as he signs rare earth deal with Japan’s PM: Live updates

Addressing US troops on the USS George Washington, Donald Trump claimed to have stopped eight wars in eight months, and also took credit for peace in the Middle East.

Trump is yearning for a Nobel Peace Prize and claiming he saved thousands of lives by stopping wars around the world.

He also once again mentioned that he was responsible for preventing the India-Pakistan war earlier this year.

During his visit to Tokyo today, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi told him that she would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Donald Trump and Sanae Takachi attended a signing ceremony on Tuesday, where they endorsed two proclamations: one declaring a “new golden age of the US-Japan alliance”, and the other pledging to deepen cooperation in expanding rare earth metals supply chains.

Takachi, who recently became Japan’s first female prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race, made her international debut at this weekend’s ASEAN summit.

After arriving at Akasaka Palace, Trump was greeted by Takachi, and afterward, Trump said the Japanese leader “shaked his hand very firmly” while posing for photographs.

Speaking earlier at the same event where Donald Trump addressed US troops, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi said the country was facing an “unprecedentedly severe security environment”.

He said: “Peace cannot be preserved by words alone. It can be defended only by unwavering determination and action.”

He said Japan is “committed to fundamentally strengthening its defense capabilities and is ready to contribute even more actively to the peace and stability of the region”.

China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that close US-Japan ties and their security cooperation should promote peace and stability in the region.

Spokesperson Guo Jiaqun made the comments in response to the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takachi in Tokyo.

Guo also called on Japan to take into account the security concerns of its neighbors.

Donald Trump addresses US Navy servicemen and women aboard the USS George Washington in Sagami Bay.

During his speech he said that no country makes weapons like America.

“And if they do, the American sailor is ready to crush, sink, destroy and blast them into oblivion, right?” He said.

He joked, “Everyone said I should get the Nobel Peace Prize immediately, but that statement took me out of the running.”

“There is no army like ours, not even close,” he says.

He also said that if there was a war, he would win the war.

Trump said, “Unlike previous administrations, we will not be politically correct. It doesn’t matter to you, right? When it comes to the defense of the United States.”

“From now on, if we are at war, we will win the war.”

During his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi in Tokyo on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump praised her and said he believed she would be “one of the great prime ministers.”

“This will be a relationship that is stronger than ever, and I look forward to working with you and on behalf of our country,” Trump said.

Reaffirming America’s commitment to its ally, Trump said that “we are allies at our strongest.”

“It’s a great honor to be with you at the beginning of this… You will be one of the great prime ministers,” Trump told Takaichi.

He said, “You’re going to do a great job and we’re going to have a great relationship.”

US President Donald Trump met Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takachi in Tokyo on Tuesday, the last stop of his Asia tour.

Takaichi opened the meeting by calling for “a new golden age of the Japan-US alliance.” Trump praised Takaichi, saying she would be “one of the great prime ministers.”

Leaders signed a framework to secure supplies of critical minerals and rare earths.

Takaichi also presented Trump with a golf bag signed by Japanese golf star Hideki Matsuyama and a putter owned by Shinzo Abe.

The two then signed baseball caps with “Japan is back” written on them.

Trump and Takachi met with families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, an issue Tokyo hopes Trump can raise with Kim Jong Un if the meeting is successful.

Takaichi also told Trump that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

US President Donald Trump has kept open the possibility of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his Asia tour.

“We will see what happens,” he told reporters in Tokyo.

When Trump was asked whether he would raise the issue of Japanese abductees with Kim Jong Un, he said, “We haven’t done anything, we’re too busy, we really haven’t but we will discuss it.”

The last meeting of both was in 2019.

On Monday, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “I have a very good friendship with Kim Jong Un, I like him, he likes me, if he wants to meet I’ll be in South Korea.”

Donald Trump never met a baseball cap he didn’t like.

During his diplomatic visit to Japan today, the President gave Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a pair of signed black and gold caps that read, ‘Japan is back,’ using the same all-caps font as Trump’s signature ‘Make America Great Again’ merchandise.

The Trump administration is reportedly plotting to replace 12 field office heads for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, amid frustrations over not deporting more people under the White House’s immigration crackdown.

As Fox News reports, ICE officers will be reassigned and possibly replaced with Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection agents, who are behind some of the most visible and aggressive immigration operations taking place across the country.

The change comes amid reported tensions between ICE and the Border Patrol, with the former expected to prioritize targeted arrests while the latter has reportedly defended its dragnet sweeps.

A Homeland Security official told Fox, “ICE started out with the worst, knowing they were hitting every target, but since Border Patrol started in L.A. in June, we (DHS) have lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited priority.” “It’s getting the numbers, but at what cost?”