Trump Hosts Widow of Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe at Mar-a-Lago
The visit builds on the Trumps’ long, friendly relationship with the Abes.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) and his wife, First Lady Akie Abe, walk with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump before dinner at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 17, 2018. Mandel NganAFP/Getty Images
Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Dec. 15.
Sharing the news in a social media post on X, soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump said it was “a privilege” to host Japan’s former first lady at the Trumps’ Palm Beach home again.
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