Tokyo, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner held at a hotel in Washington on Saturday, attended by President Donald Trump. “I was relieved to hear that President Trump was safe after the horrific shooting,” Takaichi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Violence will never be tolerated anywhere in the world,” she said. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
PM Takaichi Slams Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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