Overview
- Speaking aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base, the president delivered unscripted remarks to service members during his Asia trip.
- He said, "I don't like good-looking people," linking the comment to a claim that a recent Supreme Court decision restored a focus on merit.
- He asserted that energy and grocery prices are "way down," a characterization reporting outlets dispute as inaccurate.
- He urged sailors to "go out and buy a Toyota" and mocked Joe Biden by saying Biden had claimed to be a pilot, a claim reporters noted lacks evidence.
- Earlier in the day he met Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, who said she would nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize, with the tour set to continue to Malaysia and South Korea and a meeting with China's leader reported to be on the schedule.