While U.S. President Donald Trump hammered home his domestic agenda Tuesday in his first address to a joint session of Congress, he also used the speech to remind security allies — including Japan — that they must “pay their fair share” of the alliances’ costs.
Trump, who pledged a “renewal of the American spirit,” also used the address as yet another opportunity to reassure nervous allies fearful of a U.S. retreat from the global stage.
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