(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump continued to tout his recent trade deals Tuesday in Japan, marking the second leg of an Asian tour that will culminate in a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

During a meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, Trump referred to Japan as an "ally at the strongest level" and praised the country's previous $550 billion investment commitment to the United States.

The leaders struck a pair of deals, including one that secures critical and rare-earth minerals for the U.S.

"We've made Japan a lot of money, that's OK," Trump told troops on the USS George Washington. "But they're a big investor in our country, and we like that."

With Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the crowd, Trump praised American military p

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