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Trump-Lee Summit Draws Sighs of Relief as Presidents Appear To Be Fast Friends

South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung says afterward he went into the session with Trump ‘worried we might have a Volodymir Zelensky moment’ — a reference to the Ukrainian president’s contentious meeting at the Oval Office in February.

President Trump shakes the hand of South Korea's president, Lee Jae-myung, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, August 25, 2025.
President Trump shakes the hand of South Korea's president, Lee Jae-myung, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, August 25, 2025. AP/Alex Brandon