Trump rallies aboard aircraft carrier, tying trade agenda to military goals – POLITICO

YOKOSUKA, Japan — President Donald Trump brought his signature rally style on his trip across the Pacific, taking the stage Tuesday aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at Yokosuka Naval Base near Tokyo.

But this time, his usual “Make America Great Again” banner was swapped out for one reading “Peace Through Strength.” Instead of swing-state voters, his audience consisted of roughly 6,000 U.S. service members and more than 200 personnel from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Wearing a white “USA” hat, Trump strode into the ship’s hangar bay to his familiar walkout song, “God Bless the USA.”