President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa during a ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29.

Welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump for a state visit last week , South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung presented him with the country’s highest civilian honour, along with a replica golden crown measuring nearly half-a-metre high.

Though some in the U.S. criticized the latter gift as tone deaf, given recent “No Kings” protests across the country, Mr. Trump was charmed, saying the crown was “truly beautiful.”

Mr. Lee’s choice of gift was also a deliberate nod to Gyeongju, the city in which the two men met, which hosted this year’s Asia-Pa

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