News Summary

• President Donald Trump had South Korea’s new leftist President Lee Jae-myung panicking after his Truth Social post a few hours before meeting in late August.
• But then Trump eased up.
• Later, in a good-natured joint press conference with Lee, Trump said it might have just been a "misunderstanding" or "rumor" Trump squandered a golden opportunity to bolster the pro-U.S. constituency in South Korea and to put Lee on notice.