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Trump arrived in South Korea on October 29, 2025 for the final leg of his Asian tour.
More on that here: Trump’s Triumphant Asia Tour: A Diplomatic Masterclass Across the Pacific, Crowned by a Victorious Final Stop in Japan
With every handshake and headline, Trump is re-establishing America as the world’s undeniable leader.
South Korea even gave him ….a crown. “The first American President to receive this.”
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump has officially finalized a $350 BILLION trade deal with South Korea
Plus Japan – that's nearly $1 TRILLION on this trip alone!
South Korea gave 47 a golden crown and necklace, the highest-level award in the country's history – and President Trump is… pic.twitter.com/cKxiJdA1cV
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 29, 2025
"Bringing back Trillions of Dollars to USA! A great trip. Dealing with very smart, talented, and wonderful Leaders. Tomorrow, President Xi of China. It will be a great meeting for both!!!" – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/r5xEBHi0gc
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 29, 2025
The host city is Gyeongju, the venue for the APEC leaders’ meeting.
Upon arrival:
Trump dismissed the idea of a meeting with Kim Jong Un this trip, citing timing issues.
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Meanwhile, the summit’s spotlight includes a highly-anticipated bilateral with Xi Jinping tomorrow, making trade and diplomacy major themes
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung awarded Trump the country’s highest honor, the “Grand Order of Mugunghwa,” and presented a replica gold Silla-era crown.
“Mr. President, you are the first American President to receive this”
“Mr. President, you are the first American President to receive this”
President Trump is awarded South Korea’s Highest Honor, the Grand Order of Mugunghwa 🇺🇸🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/CsXMMvSh3L
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 29, 2025
BREAKING 🚨 South Korea stuns the world, giving Trump, “the FIRST American President to RECEIVE this” the ‘Grand Order of Mugunghwa’
This is South Korea’s highest Honor ❤️
Absolute chills
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) October 29, 2025
In the lead up, Trump sealed rare earth supply deals with four Asian nations in a bid to counter Beijing’s market dominance.
Analysts say the effort could stabilize global prices and boost U.S. refining, but development will take years.
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Trump arrives in South Korea for key talks ahead of APEC summit, Xi meeting — no Kim Jong Un reunion.
Trump’s visit comes as one analyst warns that South Korea’s left-leaning government could undermine one of America’s key Asian alliances
The twin talks (Seoul & Beijing) signal a pivot in U.S. Asia policy, where diplomacy, trade, and security intersect under Trump’s approach.
How the U.S.–Korea alliance emerges from these negotiations will shape regional strategy: whether Seoul remains firmly aligned or begins tilting in complex ways.
The outcome of the Trump–Xi meeting could influence the global economic order, especially as trade blocs and tariffs regain central importance.
The absence of a Trump–Kim meeting this trip, while expected, still leaves North Korea as a wildcard—its missile tests underscore that stability remains fragile.
Trump given gold crown in South Korea as host hails his ‘golden age’
By Steven Nelson, NY Post, Oct. 29, 2025:
GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Trump was given a massive gold crown Wednesday by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who proclaimed a new “golden age” of the nations’ alliance.
Trump, known for his love of the precious metal, which he has used extensively to redecorate the Oval Office, also received the Grand Order of Mugungwha, South Korea’s highest honor, featuring a large medallion on a golden necklace.
“It’s as beautiful as it can possibly be… I’d like to wear it right now,” Trump told his host, who said the award recognized Trump’s efforts to improve relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
President Trump received a massive golden crown Wednesday in South Korea. REUTERSA Korean translator told Trump that the enormous pronged crown, meanwhile, was a replica of “the largest and most extravagant of the six existing crowns from the Silla period.”
The Silla kingdom, based in Gyeongju for about 1,000 years between 57 BC and 935 AD, at one point ruled most of Korea.
“It symbolizes the spirit of Silla, which brought peace to the Korean peninsula for the first time and there will be a new golden age of the Korean-US alliance,” Lee said.
Trump did not mention a desire to wear the crown — which he received less than two weeks after the “No Kings” protests by Democrats against his policies, which organizers said featured 7 million participants in major US cities on Oct. 18.
The president responded to those protests by posting a meme of himself wearing a crown and dumping feces on the protesters from a fighter jet named “King Trump.”
Donald Trump being presented with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Silla gold crown by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.At a subsequent bilateral meeting, Lee again expressed his gratitude for Trump’s outreach to Kim, whom the US president expressed a willingness to meet this week.
“Chairman Kim has not really accepted your good intention and your gesture. So this time it did not happen, but I believe that we have been planting good seeds for a better future,” Lee said.
Lee noted to Trump that “on the Korean peninsula, a war is going on, technically speaking” and said his nation would increase military spending.
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