President Donald Trump said he will join his Treasury and Commerce secretaries on trade negotiations with Japanese officials on Wednesday, after his tariff announcements have prompted countries to scramble to hold talks with the White House.
The Republican president confirmed on Truth Social that he “will attend the meeting” with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the White House with Japanese officials.
Trump suggested in the social media post that the deal would come at “the cost of military support” to Japan. The United States and Japan have had a decades-long military alliance, formed in the aftermath of World War II. Thousands of American troops are stationed on Japanese soil, namely at a major base in Okinawa Prefecture….