Japan rejects Trump on Strait of Hormuz after Pearl Harbor joke
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March 20, 2026
President Donald Trump said that Japan was declining to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a day after he made a joke about Pearl Harbor. Following his Thursday meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump told Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Friday that the country would not assist…
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