トランプ氏、昭恵氏と面会　故安倍元首相をしのぶ

　【ワシントン時事】トランプ次期米大統領は１５日、南部フロリダ州の邸宅「マールアラーゴ」で、故安倍晋三元首相の昭恵夫人と面会した。メラニア夫人がＳＮＳにトランプ夫妻と昭恵氏の３人が並んでいる写真を公表した。今回の面会に日米両政府は関与していないとされる。
　メラニア氏は「昭恵夫人をマールアラーゴで再びお迎えできて光栄だった。私たちは亡くなられた安倍元首相を懐かしみ、その素晴らしい功績をたたえた」と記した。米メディアは、トランプ氏が昭恵氏との「私的な夕食会」を開催すると伝えていた。（2024/12/16-12:55）

Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Sunday.
   Trump's wife, Melania, posted on social media a photo of her, her husband and Akie standing side by side and smiling. "It was a privilege to host Mrs. Akie Abe at Mar-a-Lago once again," Melania said in the post. "We fondly remembered her late husband, former Prime Minister Abe, and honored his remarkable legacy."
   The Japanese and U.S. governments are not believed to have been involved in the meeting. U.S. media had reported that Trump would have a private dinner with Akie.
   During his first term, Trump developed a good relationship with then Japanese Prime Minister Abe. According to a CNN reporter, Trump has regularly called Akie since her husband was shot dead in July 2022.
   Trump won a second term in November. Current Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to meet with the president-elect when he visited South America later that month, but the offer was declined by the Trump side.