Trump’s Phone Buddy in North Korea Crisis: Shinzo Abe
But he said Mr. Abe also "wants China to sweat more." Mr. Abe stands out among world leaders for staving off censure from a president who during the campaign criticized Japanese trade barriers
and suggested Japan pay a greater share of the cost of United States military support.
"It did not happen that way in the past." Since Mr. Trump was inaugurated in January, he
and Mr. Abe have met in person three times, golfed together once and talked by telephone 13 times, more than Mr. Abe spoke to President Barack Obama in his last four years in office.
Barack Obama did that And I think Trump needs that.
A person familiar with the thinking of Mr. Abe and his cabinet who is not authorized to speak publicly said
that given the unpredictable pronouncements from the Trump administration, Mr. Abe wants to keep in close contact to ensure there are no misunderstandings.
North Korea said that primar
From Mr. Abe’s perspective, the frequent calls also demonstrate strength to North Korea, as
well as China, which Mr. Trump has repeatedly called on to solve the North Korean crisis.
Sheila said that The president responds to Abe as a buddy and a friend,