President Donald Trump hosted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, at the White House on Monday afternoon, after Trump threatened on social media not to do business with Seoul due to what the U.S. president called a “Purge or Revolution” taking place in South Korea, referring to raids on churches and on a U.S. military base by the country’s new government.

But any prospect of a hostile Oval Office meeting evaporated after Lee heaped praise onto Trump — lauding the decor, beseeching Trump to continue to help with Korean peace efforts and even suggesting a Trump Tower in North Korea.

“It’s a great honor to be with you and congratulations on your election,” Trump told Lee. “That was a big one, and we’re with you 100%.”

The cordial display showed how world leaders are taking not

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