SEOUL, August 26 (AJP) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed South Korea on defense spending, energy imports and industrial cooperation during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on Monday, underscoring his emphasis on weapons sales and American energy exports.
Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, cast South Korea as a reliable buyer of U.S. military hardware and suggested that expanding defense sales would be a central focus of the partnership.
“They understand that we make the best military equipment in the world, and South Korea is a big buyer of military equipment,” Trump told reporters, pointing to flagship systems such as the B-2 stealth bomber, aerial refueling tankers and advanced fighter jets.
Energy was another pillar of Trump’s remarks, as he highlighted what he described as a “reciprocal dependency” between the two allies.
“We have more oil and gas and coal than any other nation in the world, by far, and we’re going to use it,” he said. “And that’s the thing that South Korea, I think most wants from us.”
He singled out Alaska’s oil and natural gas reserves as key to expanding exports to Asia.
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