Donald Trump Discusses Trade and Shipbuilding with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung

Bilateral Meeting with South Korea

• 🤝 President Donald Trump welcomed the new President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, to the White House for a meeting.
• 💬 Trump expressed that it is an honor to meet President Lee and that they have gotten along well.

Trade Discussions

• ⚖️ Trump mentioned that South Korea wants to renegotiate a trade deal, stating "that's okay" but not guaranteeing they will get anything.
• 🚢 Discussions will include trade, with a focus on South Korea's shipbuilding capabilities.

Revitalizing US Shipbuilding

• ⚓ Trump expressed a desire to contract some ships from South Korea, acknowledging their excellent shipbuilding.
• 🏭 He also discussed the possibility of South Korean companies starting shipyards in the U.S. to rebuild the American shipbuilding industry.
• 🚢 Trump lamented that the U.S. no longer builds ships, contrasting it with World War II when they built "a ship a day."
• 🚀 The goal is to re-enter the ship building business and leverage South Korean expertise to build ships in the U.S. with American workers.