Donald Trump meets with former Japanese PM Taro Aso

(23 Apr 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York - 23 April 2024
1. Wide exterior of Trump Tower
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POOL
New York - 23 April 2024
2. Various of Former U.S. President Donald Trump welcoming former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, Former U.S. President:
“We have some friends from Japan, many from Japan.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Taro Aso, former Japanese Prime Minister:
“Oh, really? That's too bad.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, Former U.S. President:
“Very popular man. You know that, right? That's great. Great. We'll go up, have a little talk. Any questions or anything?”
(Reporter: What do you think about the significance of Mr. Aso coming home from all over to pay a visit to you at this time around?”)
TRUMP: “Well, he's a highly respected man in Japan and beyond, and somebody that I've liked and I've known through a very dear friend. Right, Shinzo? We love Shinzo.
ASO: “Yes.”
TRUMP: “Who was a great man, by the way. He was a great, great man. But, we got to know each other. We like each other. And we'll be talking about Japan and the United States right now and lots of other things also, but highly respected. It's a great honor to have him.”
(Reporter: “What is your message to the Japanese people?”)
TRUMP: To the people of Japan? It's a great country. You're doing very well. Shinzo was a great friend of mine. He was a great- He was truly a great man and somebody that we all respected and we really loved. And I miss him greatly. I miss him greatly. But, we really admire the people of Japan. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Thank you very much.
(Reporter: “Any plans for tomorrow?”)
TRUMP: “What's tomorrow? You tell me. You tell me.”
(Reporter: “Speaker Johnson is visiting with your students at Columbia.”)
TRUMP: “Well, we have a lot of different things, but what's going on with the colleges and where they're closing Columbia now? I mean, it's just crazy. Columbia should gain a little strength, a little courage, and keep their school open. It's crazy because that means the other side wins. When you start closing down colleges and universities, that means the other side- in Japan, They don't know about that. They don't close. They keep it open, and they make it work. And, the people running Columbia have made a grave mistake. Thank you very much, everybody.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York - 23 April 2024
6. Close of entrance to Trump Tower lobby
STORYLINE:
Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he’s in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is hosting former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Trump Tower on Tuesday.
Aso is just the latest foreign leader to spend time with Trump in recent weeks as U.S. allies prepare for the possibility he could win back the White House this November.
Trump met last week with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower and has met recently with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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