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Trump and South Korea’s Lee Hold First White House Summit as Praise for Kim and Tariff Questions Shape Talks

A 'purge' claim plus a call to seek ownership of Osan Air Base added friction to a meeting focused on security and trade.

El presidente Donald Trump, a la derecha, se reúne con el presidente surcoreano, Lee Jae Myung, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 25 de agosto de 2025, en Washington
FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. U.S. analysts say they have located more than half of an estimated 20 secret North Korean missile development facilities. The findings come as the Trump administration’s denuclearization talks with the North appear to have stalled. And they highlight the challenge the U.S. faces in ensuring that North Korea complies with any eventual agreement that covers its nuclear and missile programs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
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Propone Trump reunirse con Kim Jong-un para acordar la paz

Overview

  • The leaders highlighted defense cooperation and industry ties under a recent tariff pact, yet implementation and investment timelines remain unsettled.
  • Trump lauded Kim Jong-un and said he expects to meet him again, as Lee urged a U.S. role as peace broker with Pyongyang.
  • Hours before the meeting, Trump posted that events in South Korea looked like a 'purge or a revolution' and warned it could affect business, then later called it a misunderstanding.
  • Seoul’s national security adviser said Washington and Seoul share Lee’s three-step denuclearization framework, even as North Korea resists talks tied to disarmament.
  • Trump floated seeking U.S. ownership of land at Osan Air Base and signaled tougher cost-sharing expectations for the 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea.