Pearl Harbor

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Thursday’s meeting between the two had a few rough patches, particularly the president’s joke about Pearl Harbor after a reporter asked him why the U.S. hadn’t notified allies about the U.S.’s plan to strike Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The Pearl Harbor attack led to the US joining World War Two, after which the countries became close allies.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

President Trump: "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

I could speak English well, but I was only fourteen when that attack came on Pearl Harbor.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac