Trump Endorses Japan’s Takaichi Ahead of Sunday Election (1)

Donald Trump endorsed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a lower house election set for Sunday that polls suggest will hand Takaichi a resounding victory.

“Prime Minister Takaichi is someone who deserves powerful recognition for the job she and her Coalition are doing,” Trump posted Thursday in a social media post. “It is my Honor to give a Complete and Total Endorsement of her, and what her highly respected Coalition is representing.”

He also said he would meet with Sanae Takaichi at the White House on March 19, as the US president looks to cement his relationship with ...