Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last week
#Trump likens South Korea’s appointment of a prosecutor to investigate the country’s former leader to his own past legal issues

Trump welcomed #LeeJaeMyung, the new president of #SouthKorea, to the White House on Monday afternoon for talks on #trade & #defense.

Hours ahead of the visit, Trump posted on social media that a “Purge or Revolution” was taking place in South Korea & threatened not to do business with Seoul.

#geopolitics #law #democracy #allies
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-25-2025#00000198-e250-d64c-ad9e-e7d52deb0000
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

It was not immediately clear what #Trump was referring to, but #SouthKorea had been in a state of political turmoil for the last several months after its former leader, the conservative #YoonSukYeol, was ousted from office after imposing #MartialLaw last December.

As President #LeeJaeMyung described a prosecutor appointed by his country’s National Assembly, Trump interjected, “Is his name Deranged Jack Smith, by any chance?”

#geopolitics #democracy #allies
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

called , who led two cases against Trump before he took office for his second term, “a deranged, sick individual.”

“I’m only kidding. Maybe I’m not,” Trump added.

By way of explanation, talked about investigating what he called “turmoil” after former South Korean President briefly imposed & was ousted from office.