Trump, Abe express close bonds after NKorea's missile launch
Posted on 02/12/2017 5:01:07 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The president and first lady Melania Trump hosted a delegation dinner with Abe and his wife on Saturday night at his Mar-a-Lago estate. At the time Trump ignored a shouted question about the North Korea launch. Focusing on the positive, he said the Abe visit had been "very, very good" and that he and the Japanese leader "got to know each other very, very well" over their two days of meals, meetings and golfing.
Trump and Abe, both frequent golfers, left Mar-a-Lago early Saturday morning and headed north to one of Trump's golf courses in Jupiter, Florida. Reporters and photographers from both countries, who were held in a room with blacked-out windows, did not catch a glimpse of the pair as they played. But Trump later posted a photo of them giving each other a high-five on the golf course and tweeted, "Having a great time hosting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the United States!" Pro golfer Ernie Els joined them on the greens.
In a sign of unity, neither Japanese nor White House officials volunteered the pair's final score. Instead, the White House issued a statement saying the day was "both relaxing and productive" and that Trump and Abe had "had great conversations on a wide range of subjects."
As their husbands golfed, Mrs. Trump and Akie Abe toured the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in nearby Delray Beach. It was Mrs. Trump's first solo event as first lady. The women had lunch together at Mar-a-Lago.
The two couples touched down in Florida on Friday afternoon and headed straight to Mar-a-Lago, where they enjoyed a late dinner at its crowded patio restaurant. They were joined by Robert Kraft, the owner of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, and several interpreters.
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Ballistic missile launches in NK and Iran. The true Obonzo “legacy”.
I would say the NK got the message and that is why they launched the missile. Like any two year old they want attention.
I’ll never forgive Shinzo Abe for the rape and destruction of my beloved South during his War of Northern Aggression.
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