The White House introduced the "Trump goods" that President Lee Jae-myung prepared for President Donald Trump.
On the 29th (local time), the White House shared photos on its official X account of President Lee and Trump looking over the "Trump goods" together.
To build trust with Trump, President Lee created a display space for Trump goods inside Gyeongju National Museum, the venue of the Korea-U.S. summit.
In the display case were items symbolizing Trump, including a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat, photo books, a "mugshot" T-shirt, a Bible, Korean translations of books by the presidential couple, a tumbler, and a mug.
Trump appeared particularly interested in a black T-shirt featuring his "mugshot." The White House released a photo of Trump pointing to a T-shirt bearing the phrase "NEVER SURRENDER!" and his face.
The mugshot on the T-shirt is the photo Trump, indicted on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, took in Georgia in Aug. 2023. Trump became the first U.S. president in history to have a mugshot taken, and he actively used it to rally his base.
The White House also released a photo of President Lee pointing to the Korean translation of Trump's book. The book is the 1996 Korean release titled "The Art of the Deal," the translation of "Trump: The Art of the Deal," which Trump co-wrote with journalist Tony Schwartz in 1987.
A presidential office official said, "Overall, the response to the Trump goods display was positive and the atmosphere was friendly," and noted that "President Trump especially liked the translations of the books by himself and Melania the most."