{"id":7703,"date":"2026-02-06T03:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:25:51","slug":"trump-endorses-japans-takaichi-ahead-of-snap-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/>It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[1565,31,1930,8587,436,8588,30],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a19164ce1d831906a076fe0ad133471f\"},\"headline\":\"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\"},\"wordCount\":24,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ahead\",\"election\",\"endorses\",\"Japan039s\",\"snap\",\"Takaichi\",\"Trump\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\",\"name\":\"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":576},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"description\":\"Your Gateway to San Francisco&#039;s Stories\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Frisco Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a19164ce1d831906a076fe0ad133471f\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5e5ed783f9b26be57eee85bf9b23488a?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5e5ed783f9b26be57eee85bf9b23488a?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times","description":"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times","og_description":"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.","og_url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703","og_site_name":"Frisco Times","article_published_time":"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":576,"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_site":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a19164ce1d831906a076fe0ad133471f"},"headline":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election","datePublished":"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703"},"wordCount":24,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg","keywords":["ahead","election","endorses","Japan039s","snap","Takaichi","Trump"],"articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703","name":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election - Frisco Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-06T03:25:51+00:00","description":"It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c2c5f20-02f5-11f1-9da9-adf2eaae92f2.jpg","width":1024,"height":576},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7703#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trump endorses Japan&#039;s Takaichi ahead of snap election"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","name":"Frisco Times","description":"Your Gateway to San Francisco&#039;s Stories","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization","name":"Frisco Times","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Frisco Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a19164ce1d831906a076fe0ad133471f","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5e5ed783f9b26be57eee85bf9b23488a?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5e5ed783f9b26be57eee85bf9b23488a?s=96&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org"],"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}