The president thanked service members while vowing to support them with his ‘peace through strength’ strategy.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks to troops aboard USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands of American troops aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the Yokosuka naval base in Japan on Oct. 28.
Service members chanted “Trump” and “U.S.A.” as the president took the stage wearing a white baseball cap with red U.S.A. lettering while Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” blared over the loudspeakers.
Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
