{"id":1815,"date":"2026-07-08T18:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:30:44","slug":"trump-says-islamic-republic-of-japan-shot-at-us-warship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1815","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says &#8216;Islamic Republic of Japan&#8217; Shot at US Warship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> appeared to confuse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/u-s-launches-powerful-strikes-against-iran-after-ships-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz\/\">Iran<\/a> with Japan during a jaw-dropping verbal slip at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, telling reporters that the \u201cIslamic Republic of Japan\u201d had fired more than 100 missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier as he touted the effectiveness of Patriot missile defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>Sat alongside Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong>, Trump was responding to a question about whether he would allow Europe to manufacture Patriot interceptors under license for Ukraine when he launched into an anecdote about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-strikes-2026\/card\/centcom-rebuffs-iran-claim-it-struck-lincoln-aircraft-carrier-WVXWUliwCJwrJpBuIbGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Iranian missile barrage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019re talking with respect to Ukraine. Well we\u2019re going to talk about that. You know, look, it\u2019s a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon,\u201d Trump said before describing the capabilities of the system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I was saying we have an aircraft carrier, which is one of the most beautiful in the world. It\u2019s one of the biggest, the [USS] Abraham Lincoln. And a few months ago, I told this story yesterday. We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,\u201d he claimed. \u201cThey were shot at the aircraft carrier over a period of about one hour, 111 missiles going to a very expensive ship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared to be referring to attacks by Iran, which he has repeatedly cited in recent weeks while discussing U.S. military operations and the performance of American missile defenses.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd every one of those missiles was knocked down. Pretty much most by Patriots, but by other means also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president used the story to argue for the value of Patriot systems, calling them \u201cthe best\u201d defensive weapon and praising U.S. defense manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump closed the exchange by returning to his administration\u2019s recent military actions, declaring: \u201cYou see that with Venezuela. You see it with Iran. Look, Iran has been wiped out. Iran Navy\u2019s gone. Their air force is gone. Everything\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump appeared to confuse Iran with Japan during a jaw-dropping verbal slip at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, telling reporters that the \u201cIslamic Republic of Japan\u201d had fired more than 100 missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier as he touted the effectiveness of Patriot missile defense systems. 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