What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 2 Oct 2018? "And we've opened up new negotiations with Japan, who would…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And we've opened up new negotiations with Japan, who would not negotiate with the previous administration. You know why? Because they said, "No, we're happy. Why should we negotiate? We're not going to negotiate."
Japan did negotiate with the Obama administration. It joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks with the U.S. in July 2013, and separate bilateral talks opened in Tokyo that August.
Japan joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations with the United States on July 23, 2013, and the Obama administration opened separate bilateral negotiations with Japan on autos, insurance and non-tariff measures, led by Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler in Tokyo on August 7-9, 2013 (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, July 31, 2013).
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- Make America Great Again rally at the Landers Center, Southaven, Mississippi.
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