'Not his style – never has been': Trump shakes Japanese emperor's hand but doesn't repeat groveler-in-chief Obama's deep bow

President Donald Trump shook hands confidently with Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
In 2009 his predecessor Barack Obama bowed deeply before the emperor in a sign of respect that was seen as a show of weak deference in the United States

Obama had already set the tone of American weakness by bowing to the Saudi king at a G20 summit in London
Trump offered just a nod of his head to the aging and low-statured emperor on Monday

An administration official traveling with Trump on his Far East tour told DailyMail.com that bowing is 'not his style – never has been'

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday, sharing a brief handshake eight years after his predecessor became a global laughingstock by bowing deeply before the monarch.

Visiting with the emperor and empress is routine for heads of state visiting Tokyo, and Trump did his part a few hours before a joint press conference with Prime Minster Shinzo Abe, who wields more power than the aging figurehead.

Trump nodded his head slightly, but did not bend at the waist.

An administration official traveling with Trump on his Far East tour told DailyMail.com that bowing is 'not his style – never has been.'

In 2009 when the 6-foot, 2-inch Barack Obama visited Tokyo's Imperial Palace, he made a grand gesture by bowing at the waist to the 5-foot, 5-inch Akihito.

Trump is the same height as Obama.

It wasn't the first time Obama was caught up in a bowing scandal: Seven months earlier, he appeared to bow to the king of Saudi Arabia during a G20 Summit in London.

Akihito assumed his title in 1989 following the death of his father Hirohito, who had presided over Japan’s military alliance with Nazi Germany.

Hirohito green-lighted the bombing of the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,000 and leading to America's entry into World War II.

Trump visited Pearl Harbor before flying to Japan, paying his respects at the memorial to the USS Arizona, where more than 1,100 U.S. sailors and Marines were killed in the 1941 Japanese sneak attack.

Akihito has said he will abdicate the Chrysanthemum throne in 2018 when he turns 85.

Crown Prince Naruhito, 57, will become emperor at that point.

Japan claims its monarchy can be traced back 2,000 years, all the way to the legendary sun goddess Amaterasu.

Abe and Akihito are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, with the prime minister being far more conservative and willing to antagonize its North Korean neighbor with economic sanctions as Kim Jong-un rattles his nuclear sabers.

Japan's constitution has forbidden it to have a standing army since 1949, but in reality its Self Defense Forces fulfill that role.

The increasingly frail emperor is seen as a liberal who opposes any return to the militaristic ways that characterized his nation a century ago.



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Owning it like a Boss!

Hope Trump likes sushi and sashimi...

Bush was just trying to give them a lil dipping sauce for their sushi.

Has NOTHING to do whatsoever with the fact we don't have an apologist in office any more with a hinge at his waist.

I personally LOVED the way a foreign newspaper described the Kenyan King...groveler...LOLZ!=d> =d> =d>

The fact that you find bowing to acknowledge local custom worse than the dumb crap the orange menace has done over the past few months says more about what an idiot you are than anything else....

It's State Department protocol dumbass! What has President Trump done? Exactly?

I'm not gonna rehash the past 8months of complaints I've posted.... if you think Obama bowing is worse than all that... then you're an idiot.

If you think it's "state department protocol" then provide a link. I just looked up the state.gov document on protocol and see nothing about bowing being prohibited for the president. Or are you just saying it's protocol because a bunch of right wing rags claimed it was back at the time? (None of them provide links either).

...nevermind I don't expect you to be smart enough to even manage part of this.

No really...WTF has he done?

As for reading what you type? Are you serious? You're a moron.

Well.. you never provided this "state department protocol" you mention... so you clearly can't read what I type.

Why would I bother rehashing the multiple tweets and flubs and love of neo Nazis our cheeto in chief has managed in the past 8 months for you. I generally think you're an obnoxious idiot. I'm not going to do work for you.

Actually, pretty much nothing.

State Department protocols....Obama changed them...


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A photoshop and a President stabling an ailing dignitary?

That's your take?

That was my take too.


Hell, you'd think these libs would be all giddy that they got one in under the wire and love what they got. Trump is no conservative. He's a johnny-come-lately to the GOP too. He's been a Dem his entire life, so if anyone should be upset you;d think it would be the GOP! Instead look at them with their cute little Soros backed "rebels"...shrieking about the "Alt-Right"...Obama was President for 8 years and how many assassination attempts were thwarted on him? How many Secret Service agents took a bullet for him? That shows you EXACTLY how nutless they are!

Please. The guy hasn't even been in office a year and he hasn't done ANYTHING remotely as damaging to the nation as the last stooge!

Just messing with you, Bro!

check out this "ultimate handshake":

...it'd make news everywhere if trump did this...

It strikes me as funny that Trump supporters are reduced to applauding his machismo/handshake when greeting foreign leaders. I never dreamt that the way in which a President acts upon meeting the leader of another nation is a measurement of his performance in office. But if it floats your boat, don't let me knock any wind out of your sails...

Trump supporter? Hardly. I didn't vote for him. I'm glad that carpetbagging c@nt didn't win though! We as a nation suffered through 8 years of the Obama Apology Tour. It wasn't a one time occurrence. It was who he was. A narcissistic surrender monkey. Afraid that he'd attained the most powerful position in the World and somehow had to humble himself to the World because he'd won. When I saw a foreign newspaper call it out FINALLY for what it was...I LMMFAO...had to post it. It wasn't because I was some supporter. It was a statement at how now even the media is choosing to split with their narrative. The tides had changed. See it for what it was.

The last 8 years were an abysmal embarrassment for American politics. Ramming down a "tax" on Americans using shady political tricks to do it while lying to everyone as it's happening. Involving our military in almost every nation in Africa as quiet as possible. Seriously creating a racial divide, no an open chasm with irresponsible talk, actions and putting himself in the middle of it all like he was a personal victim! Adding 9 TRILLION to the national debt. Picking winners and bailing out them out with taxpayer money with catastrophic results. I can go on and on and on. Meanwhile the anti-Trumpers have lost their everloving minds. Their erratic behavior and displays are akin to insanity what with their pink pu$$y hats, their howling in public and just sheer hatred. At each and every turn they get exposed to the truth that he's innocent, not compliant or not even doing whatever it is they say he is. It's comical to watch this dumpster fire burn. Have no fear, next week will bring new kindling and logs. As they burn into the ashes they will be remembered for the embarrassment they bring. They won't be held up as heroes.