Trump Opens Asia Trip Talking Tough in Campaign-Style Rally<br />Trump said that Excuse me, so am I,<br />"We want fair and open trade," Mr. Trump declared, "but right now, our trade with is Japan is not fair<br />and it’s not open." He predicted the United States and Japan would be able to negotiate a new deal that would greatly expand trade.<br />"We are back home starting to do, I will tell you — and you’re reading, and you’re seeing — really, really well," Mr. Trump told the troops, noting<br />that the stock market has surged and unemployment has been low, with almost two million jobs added "since a very, very special day — it’s called Election Day." "We’ve dealt ISIS one brutal defeat after another, and it’s about time," he added, then noting that he had proposed increases in the defense budget.<br />5, 2017<br />TOKYO — President Trump kicked off an extensive swing through Asia with a campaign-style rally on Sunday with American troops in<br />Japan, as he looked toward a lengthy trip likely to be dominated by talks on confronting the nuclear threat from North Korea.<br />I’ll stay fresh." White House officials have framed the trip as a chance for Mr. Trump to showcase his warm relationships with world leaders including Mr. Abe<br />and President Xi Jinping of China, as well as to demand trade deals more favorable to the United States after his decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.<br />On his way to Japan, Mr. Trump told reporters he would probably meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia next week to discuss<br />the North Korean threat, part of his 12-day, five-country tour through Asia that is also likely to focus heavily on trade.
