Trump to U.S. sailors in Japan: 'I don't like good-looking people'

Trump to U.S. sailors in Japan: 'I don't like good-looking people'
by Lisa Hornung
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2025
President Donald Trump gave a speech to sailors aboard an aircraft carrier in Japan in which he said he dislikes good-looking people and said he's prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into American cities.

Speaking to service members aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base, he said, "We have cities that are troubled, we can't have cities that are troubled. And we're sending in our National Guard, and if we need more than the National Guard, we'll send more than the National Guard, because we're going to have safe cities."

"We're not going to have people killed in our cities," he said. "And whether people like that or not, that's what we're doing."

Trump also defended the recent strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific of what the administration says are suspected drug smugglers, indicating it was a type of war.

"We're winning it already, the sea," he said. "I mean, the only problem is, nobody wants to go into the sea anymore, even the fishing boats."

The strikes have now killed 57 people. The administration claims that they were all participating in drug smuggling, but has provided no evidence.

"For many years, the drug cartels have waged war in America, and at long last, we're finally waging war on the cartels," he said.

Trump said the sailors took a pay cut to be there, though it wasn't clear what he meant by that. "We're not going to deduct anything because you came in to listen to your commander," he said. "I'd like to be an admiral. I always wanted to be an admiral, to be honest."

He mentioned the military and economic relationship between the United States and Japan. He said he had just approved an order of missiles to supply Japanese F-35 planes. He also reported that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that Toyota would invest $10 billion in putting auto plants throughout the United States. He told the sailors to "go out and buy a Toyota."

"Our ultimate strength does not come from equipment," he said. "It comes from the men and women of the rank and file. That's true. It comes from you people, incredible people, good-looking people. Too many good-looking people. I don't like good-looking people. I never liked good-looking people. I'll be honest with you, never admitted that before.

Trump will next go to South Korea, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He has mentioned wanting to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, but it's unclear if that will happen.