South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said his Monday meeting with President Trump exceeded expectations despite concerns that he could face a “Zelensky moment," referring to the public blowup between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump in the Oval Office earlier this year.

“Before I met with President Trump today, he posted on Truth Social a very threatening post, which I felt. And then during the press gaggle, he mentioned about the Korean government's investigations regarding the previous government, and he mentioned that he would look into the search and seizure of U.S. bases,” Myung said later Monday, during remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

“And so, my staff was worried that we might face a Zelensky moment. But I already knew that I w

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