Pearl Harbor

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Thursday’s meeting between the two had a few rough patches, particularly the president’s joke about Pearl Harbor after a reporter asked him why the U.S. hadn’t notified allies about the U.S.’s plan to strike Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The Pearl Harbor attack led to the US joining World War Two, after which the countries became close allies.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In 2016, President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scattered petals together on the waters of Pearl Harbor to honor the more than 2,400 killed in the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

President Trump: "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

But the whole kitchen crew was too excited and upset to notice: Japanese planes had just bombed a place called Pearl Harbor.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey