President Donald Trump spent part of his Asia trip doing what he loves most — bragging about boasting. In front of reporters, he hailed what he called a brand-new $10 billion agreement with a major automaker, holding it up as proof that global companies were lining up to invest under his leadership.

But when Toyota publicly corrected the record, the boast that was meant to showcase Trump’s genius quickly turned into a moment of international humiliation.

Trump either made it up or mixed it up with a Toyota investment deal plan his first term in office eight years ago, according to company officials.

“Yesterday I was with Mr. Toyota in Japan, and he’s just announced he’s gonna spend, uh, they’re gonna spend $10 billion, and they’re gonna build new car plants,” Trump bragged while simulta

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