{"id":2478643,"date":"2025-08-25T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-we-cant-do-business-in-south-korea-without-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:32:17","slug":"trump-warns-we-cant-do-business-in-south-korea-without-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-we-cant-do-business-in-south-korea-without-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns we &#8216;can&#8217;t do business&#8217; in South Korea without changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-warns-we-cant-do-business-in-south-korea-without-changes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> on former President Donald TrumpS concerns regarding recent developments in South Korea ahead of his meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Trump described the situation in South Korea as resembling a &#8220;purge or revolution&#8221; and emphasized that the United States &#8220;can&#8217;t do business there&#8221; without changes. The meeting takes place amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korean leader Kim Jong Un&#8217;s recent testing of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-military-aircraft-enter-taiwans-air-defense-zone-following-ukraine-invasion\/\" title=\"Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Zone Following Ukraine Invasion\">air defense missiles<\/a> and incidents near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-takes-us-citizen-captive-after-demilitarized-zone-incident\/\" title=\"US Citizen Captured by North ... Following DMZ Incident\">heavily fortified border<\/a> between North and South Korea. South Korea is also facing an economic downturn but has implemented measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >support low-income families<\/a> and small businesses. Trump, who previously negotiated tariff reductions with South Korea, expressed his intention to meet Kim Jong Un later in the year and urged attention to the evolving situation in South Korea. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump warns we &lsquo;can&rsquo;t do business&rsquo; in South Korea without changes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2212277\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3780653\/watch-live-trump-south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> voiced his concern about a &ldquo;revolution&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3780052\/kim-jong-un-tests-missiles-days-before-us-south-korea-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Korea<\/a> ahead of his meeting with the country&rsquo;s president, Lee Jae Myung.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution,&rdquo; Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social before the meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3781192\/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-trump-usher-new-era-north-korea-peace\/\">South Korean president asks Trump to &#8216;usher in a new era of peace&#8217; with North Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3781642\/pam-bondi-meet-nypd-trump-blue-cities\/\">Bondi to meet with NYPD as Trump targets blue cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3781640\/cracker-barrel-admits-couldve-done-better-job-rebrand\/\">Cracker Barrel admits it &#8216;could&#8217;ve done a better job&#8217; with rebrand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115089605510353605\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t have that and do business there. I am seeing the new President today at the White House. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes after North Korean Supreme Leader <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Jong Un<\/a> oversaw the testing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3780052\/kim-jong-un-tests-missiles-days-before-us-south-korea-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two new air defense missiles<\/a> on Saturday. The <em>Korean Central News Agency<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1755986886-499887974\/dprk-missile-administration-conducts-firing-of-new-air-defence-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the two missiles were launched at targets in order to test their &ldquo;combat capability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The test came as South Korea fired warning shots after North Korean troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cn85pvv13e8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">briefly crossed<\/a> the heavily fortified border between the countries last week.<\/p>\n<p>As South Korea nears its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3762643\/lee-jae-myung-visit-washington-bolster-us-korea-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80th anniversary<\/a> of liberation, the country is in the midst of an economic downturn. However,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3762643\/lee-jae-myung-visit-washington-bolster-us-korea-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Lee Joon-ho<\/a>, charg&eacute; d&rsquo;affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, credited &ldquo;President Lee&rsquo;s quick action&rdquo; as he implemented &ldquo;a supplementary budget that supported low-income families, small businesses, and domestic consumption.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3780052\/kim-jong-un-tests-missiles-days-before-us-south-korea-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KIM JONG UN TESTS NEW MISSILES DAYS BEFORE US-SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3487112\/trump-450-billion-dollar-deal-south-korea-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negotiated<\/a> his original 25% tariff against South Korea down to 15%.<\/p>\n<p>The president also voiced his goal to meet Kim Jong Un sometime this year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says business with South Korea needs changes amid unrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2478644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WEX_082525_TRUMP_LEE-5.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4284,61970,34188,50212,3634],"class_list":["post-2478643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-business","tag-international-policy","tag-south-korea","tag-trade-relations","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WEX_082525_TRUMP_LEE-5.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2478643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2478647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478643\/revisions\/2478647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2478644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2478643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2478643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2478643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}