(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump criticized South Korea on Monday, hours before he was set to welcome South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to the White House for talks on trade and defense.

It will mark the first in-person meeting for Trump and Lee, and a major agenda item is likely to be working through the details of a trade deal agreed upon earlier this summer.

Trump threatened a 25% tariff on South Korea, a country that has a trade surplus with the United States. When it comes to tariffs, Trump has proposed especially heavy duties on such countries.

The deal reached in July set tariffs on South Korean imports at 15% in exchange for investment in the U.S. economy, particularly in the areas of semiconductors, batteries and shipbuilding.

Defense will likely also be discussed, as

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