U.S. President Donald Trump waves during a refueling stop at Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska, U.S. on his way to the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the linchpin of Tokyo's security policies, ahead of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka this week.
Trump was responding to a question in a Fox television interview in Washington on Wednesday about what bilateral deals he would like to see with various countries including Japan. Tokyo and Washington are engaged in difficult trade talks as Trump's administration seeks to lower the U.S. trade deficit.
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