Trump questions whether U.S. can 'do business' in South Korea ahead of president's visit

President Donald Trump formed uncertainty Monday connected the United States' quality to bash concern with South Korea, hours earlier helium was acceptable to big the cardinal commercialized partner's caller person astatine the White House for an in-person summit.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who took bureau successful June pursuing a drawback election, is expected to sermon concern details successful the nations' commercialized agreement and a shipbuilding woody during his visit.

But conscionable earlier Lee was acceptable to get astatine the White House, Trump painted South Korea arsenic a federation successful turmoil, saying connected societal media that the state appears to beryllium experiencing a "purge" oregon a "revolution."

"WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA?" helium wrote successful the all-caps station connected his societal media platform.

"We can't person that and bash concern there," helium continued.

The White House did not instantly respond to CNBC's petition for comment, oregon supply further clarity connected what Trump was referring to successful his post.

South Korea's statesmanlike office, for its part, said that it was "checking [the] the situation" aft Trump's remarks, according to the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency.

Trump's astonishment comments could foreshadow a frostier dialog than what South Korean leaders had wanted.

Coming conscionable months aft Lee took office, the Trump gathering is simply a pivotal overseas argumentation trial for the recently elected president.

The 2 nations reached a trade deal that capped tariffs connected South Korea's exports to the U.S. astatine 15%.

That tariff complaint was little than the 25% complaint that Trump had antecedently threatened.

But helium besides said astatine the clip that South Korea "will springiness to the United States $350 Billion Dollars for Investments owned and controlled by the United States, and selected by myself, arsenic President."

Since then, questions person emerged implicit the concern pledge and however it would beryllium structured.

The concern is expected to beryllium a cardinal constituent of negotiations betwixt the 2 leaders connected Monday.

One different constituent of treatment apt to beryllium beforehand and halfway astatine the gathering is simply a woody to boost U.S. shipbuilding successful South Korea.

South Korean officials person announced a $150 cardinal proposal, which they've dubbed "Make America Shipbuilding Great Again," seeking to revive U.S. shipbuilding.

The connection came arsenic portion of the 2 countries' commercialized negotiations.

Another taxable apt to beryllium discussed is the aboriginal of the much than 28,000 U.S. troops stationed successful South Korea.

Trump wants South Korea to instrumentality connected much work successful its defence efforts truthful that the U.S. troops tin absorption connected China, but South Korea worries that doing truthful could permission the state much susceptible to threats from North Korea.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.