After meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this morning, Trump addressed U.S. troops aboard the USS George Washington. During his address to the troops, Trump said he would “send more than the National Guard” into troubled U.S. cities, as legal challenges intensify over his plan to deploy guard units nationwide.

Trump's five-day swing through eastern Asia, on the other hand, has been a display of the power of Trump - but also, at times, of that power's limitations.

Trump and Lee agreed that Seoul can split its promised $350 billion investment fund into $200 billion in cash to be paid in instalments and capped at $20 billion per year, Lee's aides said.