SK to award Trump its highest medal, gift him a golden crown

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

South Korea will welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and award him with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", the country's highest decoration, the presidential office said.

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... Trump landed in South Korea on the final leg of a trip through Asia that also saw stops in Malaysia and Japan, with high-profile trade talks expected with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

U.S. and South Korean warplanes escorted Air Force One on approach, and on the tarmac a South Korean military band greeted Trump with a rendition of "YMCA" and guns fired a salute.

Lee is hoping to win concessions from Trump in drawn out negotiations aimed at lowering U.S. tariffs on South Korea, and has wooed the U.S. president by praising his outreach to North Korea.

Lee's office said that in recognition of Trump's role as a "peacemaker" on the Korean peninsula, he will be awarded the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", which is named after South Korea's national flower, a pink hibiscus also known as the Rose of Sharon in English. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:00 AM | Reply

So, South Korean President Lee has realized that the way to get on Pres Trump's good side is unfettered adulation, and gold?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:01 AM | Reply

the way to get on Pres Trump's good side is unfettered adulation, and gold?

It's Lewzer's responsibility to keep his legs closed and not get pregnant.
~billjohnson

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-29 01:07 AM | Reply

Along the lines of ...

Japan's new leader tries to charm Trump with gold, golf and deal on rare minerals
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... Less than a week into her tenure as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi positioned herself to become President Donald Trump's top ally in Asia with a charm offensive that catered to Trump's soft spots: golf, gold, deals and the Nobel Peace Prize.

Widely viewed as a protg of Trump's friend Shinzo Abe, Takaichi emphasized her connection to the deceased Japanese leader as she welcomed Trump to the Akasaka Palace on Tuesday.

She presented him with a putter that belonged to Abe, harking back to Abe's gift of a golden golf driver shortly after Trump's 2016 election win. ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-29 01:07 AM | Reply

Too easily falling into flattery's trap, the senescent Trump holding this office and parading his ignorance and stupidity across the world.
This is a yuuge tragedy for this country.
"American Exceptionalism"?
Nah, history is littered with accounts of nutters misplaced in crucial positions of power at critical inflection points.
It's gonna hurt.
A lot.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-29 06:15 AM | Reply

Pedo47 is easily manipulated by flattery.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-29 07:06 AM | Reply

Talk about playing to an ego.

SK is smart.

#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-10-29 11:35 AM | Reply

One wonders how NK will feel about SK moving in on Lil Kim's BFF.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-29 11:36 AM | Reply

Countries are learning what our Billionaires and others like Putin already knew; Flattery will get you anywhere with Donald Jessica Trump.

Tell him he's Great, tell him you are Loyal, give him a Prize, and he'll roll over for you every time.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-29 11:39 AM | Reply