Trump’s words hit the room like a bomb. One moment, it was routine diplomacy. The next, history’s bloodiest wounds were dragged onto the carpet of the Oval Office. As cameras rolled and officials watched, he turned to Japan’s Prime Minister and made a Pearl Harbor joke that left faces stiff, smiles broken, and the air sudde… Continues… Staffers describe a sharp, almost physical shift in the room the instant the words left his mouth. The uneasy laughter wasn’t amusement; it was a reflex, the kind people use when they don’t know whether to look down or walk out. For Japan’s...
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