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Gallup Korea: 58% in South Korea Say Lee–Trump Summit Served National Interest

Lee’s overall job approval also ticked up to 59% in the same survey.

President Lee Jae Myung (L) speaks during summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the White House, in Washington, on Aug. 26, 2025. (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae Myung (R) speaks during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 29, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The nationwide phone poll of about 1,000 adults conducted Aug. 26–28 found 32% saw the summit as highly beneficial and 26% as a little beneficial, with 23% negative and 18% no response.
  • Gallup Korea reports a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
  • The Aug. 26 Oval Office meeting in Washington was the first summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump.
  • Public reception surpassed early reviews of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2022 trips, which drew 48% approval for his NATO visit and 33% positive views for visits to Britain and the United States.
  • In leader favorability, Shigeru Ishiba registered 27% positive, Trump 24%, Xi Jinping 10% and Vladimir Putin 4%, with disapproval highest for Putin at 88%.