President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, she will need to perform a balancing act as she seeks to get her message across while keeping the American leader on Japan’s side. Takaichi will be looking to bend the ear of Trump on a variety of issues from Taiwan to trade, just days before he holds a high-profile summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. With midterm elections in the U.S. scheduled for early November, Trump’s team will be hunting for deliverables from Thursday’s talks with Xi that it can highlight to voters.
Trump has seen his approval rating deteriorate as the war in Iran drags on, and his Republican Party is expected to face an uphill battle at the polls.
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