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(164,122 posts) Mon Nov 6, 2017, 05:59 PM Nov 2017

President Trump Revealed He 'Never Knew We Had So Many Countries' [View all]

Source: International Business Times

BY HANNAH PRESTON ON 11/06/17 AT 3:57 PM

Beginning his Asian tour Saturday after touching ground in Japan, President Donald Trump detailed his high regard for the relationship between him and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - and his apparent lack of knowledge about the number of countries in the world.

On his final night in Japan, before moving on to South Korea, Trump spoke about his relationship with the prime minister at a dinner in Agasaka Palace following their Sunday game of golf – a tradition initiated by Abe's grandfather and former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi during President Dwight Eisenhower's term. Following his comments about Abe, the president revealed that he never knew how many countries there were.

"So my relationship with Shinzo got off to quite a rocky start because I never ran for office, and here I am," Trump said at the dinner. "But I never ran, so I wasn’t very experienced. And after I had won, everybody was calling me from all over the world. I never knew we had so many countries."

Trump continued to express his gratitude for their friendship and called Abe a "very aggressive, strong, tough prime minister."

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/president-trump-revealed-he-never-knew-we-had-so-many-countries-2611156

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President Trump Revealed He 'Never Knew We Had So Many Countries' [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2017 OP

Revoke his effing passport. Let him shack up with Dirty Duterte. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #1

Sure makes a person proud to be an America. We look like the a pack of clowns. olegramps Nov 2017 #53

And you thought Jr. would be the worst Renew Deal Nov 2017 #2

Junior RobinA Nov 2017 #52

Idiot. Even if it was true, you don't show that card to your fellow head of state. He DISGUSTS me iluvtennis Nov 2017 #3

MAGA fleur-de-lisa Nov 2017 #4

... TeamPooka Nov 2017 #5

Such an idiot. Who would even admit that. brush Nov 2017 #18

No wonder he thinks the State Dept is too big. Ilsa Nov 2017 #6

don't forget PWERTOH REEKoh Kali Nov 2017 #46

So he just admitted what most of us already know Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #7

yes he is Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #11

And I never knew Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #8

I never knew an old ass had so many adjectives. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #58

RUMP's map: Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #9

V good! Alice11111 Nov 2017 #29

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #30

Too spot on underpants Nov 2017 #31

Freaking brilliant. 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #33

This is wonderful. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #55

"We had so many countries".......who's "we"? AJT Nov 2017 #10

If I don't have a hotel there, it don't count Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #12

"I never knew we had so many countries." ... Jopin Klobe Nov 2017 #13

Correct me if I'm wrong, but... Grins Nov 2017 #14

And no one on his staff of the "best people" excplained that to him after the... brush Nov 2017 #23

OMG milestogo Nov 2017 #15

He embarrasses all of us NastyRiffraff Nov 2017 #16

Pandering to his base. Yonnie3 Nov 2017 #17

He doesn't know that kind of ignorance only plays to his stupid base, not to international.. brush Nov 2017 #25

What an IMBECILE ailsagirl Nov 2017 #19

... silverweb Nov 2017 #20

Very Interesting Loyd Nov 2017 #21

And the Trumpanzees are proud of his ignorance. They think they can make America a great island. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #22

Last time I checked, we only had ONE country. krispos42 Nov 2017 #24

oh dear god. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #26

He's 3 years old. 4, when he puts some effort into it. (nt) Paladin Nov 2017 #27

Trump can also count to 10... dubyadiprecession Nov 2017 #28

This could help instead of tweeting underpants Nov 2017 #32

i never knew our president could be so fucking ignorant 0rganism Nov 2017 #34

He is almost Palin-esque. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #59

A bit out of date, but here's RUMP some help: Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #35

thanks. gave me a chuckle. riversedge Nov 2017 #41

Dumbest statement ever..Why, because it proves he is stupid and basically illliterate Stuart G Nov 2017 #36

I absolutely, positively Scarsdale Nov 2017 #37

It's also impossible to hear one second of his voice on tv before going for the "mute" button. Judi Lynn Nov 2017 #43

To anyone who wondered back in 2008 what it would be like if Sarah Palin ever became president..... StevieM Nov 2017 #38

Thank YOU...Quite insiteful...Shows more brains than either one of them....k and r Stuart G Nov 2017 #39

If he had chosen her as the vice-president, and got impeached, no one could tell the difference Judi Lynn Nov 2017 #44

MORON! riversedge Nov 2017 #40

#FuckingMoron nt. Thor_MN Nov 2017 #42

This idiot has no business being President. sarcasmo Nov 2017 #45

So if he thought admitting he is a Dumbass would make us feel better about him... Grammy23 Nov 2017 #47

An alternative view: You're being conned. disalitervisum Nov 2017 #48

Welcome to DU, disalitervisum! calimary Nov 2017 #61

If a country doesn't have a Trump hotel, casino, or golf course on it... LudwigPastorius Nov 2017 #49

Now hold on! The fucker is now vaguely presidential? Puzzler Nov 2017 #50

..... SummerSnow Nov 2017 #51

He NEVER RAN??? Mad-in-Mo Nov 2017 #54

shame trump/republicans threw away the Asian-Pacific trade deals- now that he knows Japan is ally Sunlei Nov 2017 #56

Now Trump dreams of countries that never were, and asks why not? DFW Nov 2017 #57

Trump at the UN. Cold War Spook Nov 2017 #60

Who knew counting to 195 would be so complicated? Flaleftist Nov 2017 #62