HE’S BACK: President Trump took to Twitter to declare his four-day excursion to Japan “a very successful trip,” citing “Big progress on MANY fronts. A great country with a wonderful leader in Prime Minister Abe!”

Meanwhile, over at the State Department, a spokeswoman was struggling to square Trump’s conciliatory comments with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s tougher stance on North Korea’s recent actions.

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