Washington-President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wanted to reduce the US trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to a face-to-face meeting at the White House.
Trump said he is unlikely to move the tariff from the table against Japan, but believes the issue could be resolved without taking punitive action. The United States has a $ 68 billion trade deficit with Japan.
“I think it will be very easy for Japan,” Trump said with Isaba at the beginning of his Oval office. “We have a great relationship. I don’t think we will have any problem. They also want fairness. ,
Trump announced that Japan’s Nippon Steel Pittsburgh-Tyroqueting was acquiring $ 14.1 billion of US Steel and would be “investing” instead of a purchase instead. Trump said he would “mediate and mediate” because companies talk on investment. The US President accidentally referred to Nippon Steel as “Nissan,” Japanese vehicle manufacturer.
The President Joe Biden blocked the purchase, citing national security concerns before leaving the office last month. In December, Trump said he was “once purchased by a foreign company against great and powerful American steel.” He told reporters on Friday that he was against the sale.
Nippon and US Steel filed a lawsuit with the aim of restoring the deal. And the nippon has carried forward his public push, arguing that “the transaction is in line with the attention of President Trump” on manufacturing and “the targets of President Trump, which promotes American investment, American Creates jobs, and strengthens American manufacturing. ”
Trump’s push to cut trade deficit comes when he has chased tariffs on both friends and enemies in an attempt to promote American manufacturing.
Washington was traveling a tornado to Washington to get a facetime with Trump, saying that he understands that Trump’s goal is mutually profitable business policy.
But Isaba said that Japanese companies have topped the US for cumulative foreign direct investment in the last five years. He said that Japan wanted to invest more in the United States.
The Prime Minister also praised Trump, stating that he was inspired by Trump’s “uncontrolled appearance” after he escaped at the July campaign rally. Isaba said that many people in Japan were also excited about their return to the White House.
“This is not only among politicians, but also among the general public as well as between business leaders,” Ishiba said. “There are many who were eagerly waiting for your return.”
After being ready for the Oval office meeting, Ishiba did a lot of legwork.
He shouted this week with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi son and OpenIE CEO Sam Altman, two officials Trump recently hosted in the White House. He sought advice from his immediate predecessor, Fumio Kishida.
Isaba also called the widow of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with whom Trump tied during his first term.
“I would like to focus on creating a personal relationship of faith between the two,” Ishiba asked reporters before going to Washington.
This is a long order for Ishiba to repeat the President’s relationship with Abe, who resigned as Prime Minister in 2020 and was murdered by a gunman as he gave a campaign speech in 2022. Nevertheless, Isaba is giving it priority to join with Trump.
Ishiba Trump, who took over in October, is only the second world leader to visit the White House during the new term of Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was first hosted by Trump this week.
The Isaba arrived on Thursday evening for her about 24 -hour visit to Washington.
A quick journey was necessary for Ishiba as he looks to ensure that the US and Japan Trump and his “America First” are at a solid rung with the return of world vision. The two countries have been challenged by China’s growing economic and military vigor in the Pacific and concerns about nuclear-sesta North Korea.
“I think Prime Minister Ishiba certainly see that it is an important and important opportunity for him that he was the extraordinary bond between President Trump and Japan in the first Trump administration,” Sen Bill Haggeri said, a Tennessi Republican, who, who has said Served as Trump’s ambassador. Japan during its first administration.
Abe was one of the few world leaders who developed a bond with Trump during their first term. Trump said Abe’s killing of July 2022 was a difficult moment for him.
Trump and Abe, along with their wives in President Pam Beach, Florida, Rizort, Mar-e-Lago, made their coordination in the era of golf and dinner. During Trump’s visit to Japan in 2019, Abe took Trump in a Sumo wrestling match and arranged for him to become the first leader to meet the Japanese enthusiast Emperor.
“Shinzo was a great friend of mine,” said Trump. “I could not feel bad when I happened to her in a terrible incident. But that too was your friend, and he had tremendous respect for you. ,
Abe and Trump’s tight bond was all more notable, as Trump had threatened a “big border” on the Japanese automaker Toyota during his first White House tenure, if he built a plant in Mexico and insufficient defense to Japan Derived for expenses.