In a scene that left both diplomats and Secret Service agents scrambling, President Donald Trump, 79, reportedly wandered off during a high-profile meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Witnesses say the talks were proceeding normally until Trump abruptly stood, announced he was “going to check on the golf course situation,” and exited through a side door – into the Imperial Palace gardens.
For twenty tense minutes, aides and security teams searched for the President, who was later found inspecting a koi pond and asking if “this was the Pacific.” Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, when asked about this incident, told reporters the incident was “a unique expression of American individuality.”
Trump later posted on Truth Social that he had “successfully navigated foreign terrain” and “made great progress with the Japanese fish.” The White House declined to further comment, citing “active confusion.”
