The lack of a joint statement after Lee’s summit with Trump highlights unresolved issues between the two allies, analysts say
Lee’s spokeswoman, Kang Yu-jung, sought to frame the summit positively, describing it as a “rapport-building” get-together and declaring: “The summit went so well that there was no need for a joint statement.”
“WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution,” Trump wrote on social media on Monday morning. “We can’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!!!”
The post appeared to reference ongoing special counsel investigations into Yoon, who has been detained over his martial law bid in December.
During the summit, he explained that South Korea was still recovering from an attempted “self-coup” by Yoon and that special investigations commissioned by the National Assembly were ongoing. Lee said these raids were part of efforts to get to the bottom of the “insurrection”.
