President Trump greets U.S. service members at the Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday. On a four-day visit to Japan, Trump enjoyed golf and double cheeseburgers (complete with U.S. beef), participated in an imperial gift exchange, attended a traditional sumo tournament and fielded questions from the media at the gilded Akasaka Palace. We’re looking for no nuclear weapons.”Still, when Trump wasn’t making unplanned news, he largely basked in his elevated status, with Abe playing humble guide. In some ways, the president’s Japan sojourn revealed Trump as part reluctant tourist, part eager honoree, and always deeply perplexed when the spotlight was not squarely on him. After all, Trump is a president who at times prefers to be treated like a monarch, reveling in the spotlight and celebrations of himself.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2019 10:00 UTC