ANALYSIS — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seemed to know just what to say, and not say, during a joint news conference Friday with President Donald Trump.
Asked whether his government would retaliate if the U.S. president slaps tariffs on goods made in Japan, Ishiba told a reporter at the White House that he could not respond to a hypothetical scenario.
“That’s a very good answer,” a smiling Trump shot back. “That’s very good. He knows exactly what he’s doing.”
