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nitpicked

(1,969 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:08 PM Mar 19

HE's off topic on the "Japan" press moment

Bashing Powell right now.

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HE's off topic on the "Japan" press moment (Original Post) nitpicked Mar 19 OP

OMG, he just brought up Pearl Harbor... Spazito Mar 19 #1

He's incapable of not being offensive. tanyev Mar 19 #2

Yep, he is consistent in that aspect for sure! Spazito Mar 19 #3

Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles Mar 19 #5

Did he refer to the Japanese PM as "he"? Diamond_Dog Mar 19 #4

The Basil Fawlty school of Diplomacy unc70 Mar 19 #6

Totemo Baka Yaro YoshidaYui Mar 19 #7

"What an idiot." That is so perfect. (I hope Google got it right.) nt Ilsa Mar 19 #8

She had to physically guide him 4 months ago in Japan BigmanPigman Mar 19 #9

Spazito

(56,075 posts)

1. OMG, he just brought up Pearl Harbor...

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:14 PM

Mar 19

saying 'who knows better than Japan about surprises' and then says 'Pearl Harbor' and asks 'why didn't Japan let us know'.

Wow, just wow.

Edited to add: CBC (Canada) News Network covered his press conference with the Japanese PM so his craziness is definitely going far beyond the US media.

tanyev

(49,679 posts)

2. He's incapable of not being offensive.

Reply to Spazito (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:20 PM

Mar 19

Spazito

(56,075 posts)

3. Yep, he is consistent in that aspect for sure!

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:23 PM

Mar 19

MustLoveBeagles

(17,231 posts)

5. Wow 😳

Reply to Spazito (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:33 PM

Mar 19

Diamond_Dog

(41,043 posts)

4. Did he refer to the Japanese PM as "he"?

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:32 PM

Mar 19

unc70

(6,514 posts)

6. The Basil Fawlty school of Diplomacy

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:23 PM

Mar 19

"Don't mention the War" while goose stepping around.

YoshidaYui

(45,656 posts)

7. Totemo Baka Yaro

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:57 PM

Mar 19

大統領は完全な馬鹿で、ポップコーン屋の切り盛りさえできないだろう。 Trump is a total moron and wouldn’t know how to run a popcorn stand.

Ilsa

(64,567 posts)

8. "What an idiot." That is so perfect. (I hope Google got it right.) nt

Reply to YoshidaYui (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 05:02 PM

Mar 19

BigmanPigman

(55,524 posts)

9. She had to physically guide him 4 months ago in Japan

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 05:37 PM

Mar 19

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when he visited the country. He was walking around like he was Helen Keller on a bad day. He basically was wandering around, completely confused. She knew what to expect today.

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