Trump ribs Toyota executive at event with Japan business leaders

President Donald Trump’s dinner with Japanese business leaders included one who had unusually sharp words for him just last week.

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., was among Japan’s top executives who met Trump soon after he arrived in Japan for a four-day visit. Earlier this month, he had rebuked Trump’s declaration that imported cars and components threaten US national security, saying it sent a message to Toyota that its US investments aren’t welcomed.

Trump looked for Toyoda around the room in pre-dinner remarks at the US ambassador’s residence in Tokyo, asking "where’s Toyota?"

"There’s nothing like the boss," he said after