WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed South Korea’s newly elected president, Lee Jae Myung, to the White House on Aug. 25 to discuss trade, investment, and defense collaboration. Both leaders signaled optimism about restarting talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Lee commended Trump’s efforts to promote peace around the world.
“I would like to ask for your role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula,” Lee said in the Oval Office, sitting alongside Trump.
He added that he hoped that Trump might meet with Kim, consider building a Trump Tower in North Korea, and even play golf with the North Korean leader….
Trump Floats New Meeting With Kim Jong Un as South Korea’s Lee Visits White House
