Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=BoMTufLycP9 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Why didnt you tell me about Pearl Harbor? [acSn04g0q04] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT President Trump made a joke about the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, during a bilateral Oval Office meeting with the Asian nation's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Q: "Why didn't you tell U.S. allies…about the war before attacking Iran?" President Trump: "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: Newsletters: Visit the C-SPAN Shop: #cspan t3P1aYrZWTC tp8RMyxCDrs VqDHVF4x2IQ i8OEl8aeEY9 RxeoZM19ivd RiJnrraPT0a
President Trump made a joke about the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, during a bilateral Oval Office meeting with the Asian nation's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Q: "Why didn't you tell U.S. allies…about the war before attacking Iran?" President Trump: "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: Newsletters: Visit the C-SPAN Shop: #cspan t3P1aYrZWTC tp8RMyxCDrs VqDHVF4x2IQ i8OEl8aeEY9 RxeoZM19ivd RiJnrraPT0a