claim: says donald trump said the u.s. should "encourage" japan to get nuclear weapons.
author: hillary clinton
evidence_1: apr 6, 2016 ... and just a week earlier, trump told the new york times, “if japan had that  nuclear threat, i'm not sure that would be a bad thing for us.” nor would it be so  bad, he's said, if south korea and saudi arabia had nuclear weapons, too. we  can break down trump's assertions into two ideas: proliferation is ...
evidence_2: aug 3, 2016 ... trump discussed his stance further with cnn in late march, saying the u.s. might  need to change its decades-old policy of preventing japan from getting a nuclear  weapon. “can i be honest are you? maybe it's going to have to be time to change , because so many people, you have pakistan has it, you ...
evidence_3: mar 29, 2016 ... trump said that the united states spends too much money protecting countries  like japan and saudi arabia, but "we can't afford to do it anymore." cnn  moderator anderson cooper pointed out that it's been u.s. policy for decades to  prevent japan from getting a nuclear weapon. trump responded, "maybe ...
evidence_4: mar 30, 2016 ... there you have it: trump is suggesting that the us should consider allowing  japan and south korea develop nuclear weapons. this fits with ... cooper: so  if you said, japan, yes, it's fine, you get nuclear weapons, south korea, you as  well, and saudi arabia says we want them too? trump: can i be ...
evidence_5: mar 31, 2016 ... confused, shocked, bewildered. just a few of the words used in recent days to  describe japan and south korea's reaction to donald trump's latest comments.