(CNN) US President Donald Trump wished his Japanese counterpart happy birthday on Monday. As Trump began a press conference at the White House to mark the signing of a US-Japan trade deal, he started by honoring Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "I want to start by wishing my very good friend Prime Minister Abe of Japan a very happy birthday -- he's 39 years old today," Trump said, prompting laughter from the crowd. "So please extend my wishes to the Prime Minister -- he's a great gentleman and we have had tremendous success." Abe turned 65 on September 21 -- over two weeks before the press conference.

Source: CNN October 09, 2019 02:15 UTC