President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae praised each other in glowing terms on Tuesday, and Trump cemented the friendship by signing major deals on trade and rare earth minerals.

Trump brought Takaichi with him to visit U.S. troops aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, and she literally jumped for joy when he brought her onstage and introduced her as a “winner,” to raucous applause:

The president provided the troops with an impromptu clinic in the subtle art of the Trump Dance:

Takaichi posted an amazing photo of herself with Trump aboard the helicopter flight, embracing Trump as her “wonderful ally and friend”:

“Everything I know from Shinzo and others, you will be one of the great prime ministers,” Trump told Takaichi when they met a

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