How the Legacy of President Trump’s Friendship With Prime Minister Abe Beckons Again in the Pacific
As we face growing global uncertainty, their partnership could serve as a model for enhanced economic strength, energy cooperation, and regional security.
President-elect Trump and Mrs. Trump recently hosted a dinner at Mar-A-Lago for the widow of Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister, Akie Abe. Before Abe’s assassination in July 2022, the 45th president and Abe forged one of the most fruitful partnerships in the history of America-Japan relations, not to mention a close personal friendship.
During their time together, President Trump and Prime Minister Abe elevated relations between their two countries into the most important bilateral partnership for both, grounded in the mutual conviction that economic strength underpins national security. However, thanks to President Biden’s petulant last-minute torpedoing of Nippon Steel’s proposed merger with United States Steel, that foundation is now at risk.
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