U.S. President Donald Trump on the 30th corrected a post on his social media (SNS) platform Truth Social after mistakenly labeling the South Korean president as "prime minister."
Early that morning, Trump posted an explanation of the results of the South Korea–U.S. summit held the previous day, ending the post by writing that it was "a great visit with a great prime minister." The wording was later changed to use "president" instead of "prime minister."
The slip came on the heels of a diplomatic gaffe the previous day, when the White House streamed the South Korea–U.S. summit live on YouTube and labeled it as Trump having met with the "prime minister," not the South Korean president.
Such confusion often occurs because leaders' titles differ by country, but mislabeling a counterpart's title right after a summit can be seen as a breach of protocol on the diplomatic stage.
Trump has made similar mistakes in the past. On the 13th (local time), at the Gaza Strip peace agreement signing ceremony, he referred to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as "president." Carney joked, "I'm glad to be promoted," and Trump replied, "Did I do that? At least I didn't call you a governor," brushing it off.
Diplomatic experts said that even if this labeling error was a simple mistake, misidentifying the president's title right after the South Korea–U.S. summit will remain an example of insufficient diplomatic care.