Overview

• At the Oval Office, Trump said he had heard of 'vicious' raids on churches and a military site in South Korea, then acknowledged he did not know if the reports were true.
• South Korea’s presidential office said it is checking the situation after Trump’s posts hours before his first in-person meeting with President Lee Jae Myung at the White House.
• The summit follows a July framework capping U.S. tariffs on Korean exports at 15% alongside roughly $350 billion in pledged Korean investment, including a $150 billion shipbuilding initiative.
• A day earlier, prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for former prime minister Han Duck-soo as part of investigations stemming from ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial-law attempt and subsequent removal.
• During their media availability, Trump said he would like to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this year and proposed U.S. ownership of land where American bases sit in South Korea.