South Korea Gifts Trump Gold Crown

Trump, who has eagerly trolled Democrats who accuse him of harboring monarchical ambitions, is known for his love of both the precious metal and slathering the tomato-based condiment on well-done meat.

The Silla kingdom, based in Gyeongju for about 1,000 years between 57 BC and 935 AD, at one point ruled most of Korea.

Trump received the crown 11 days after nationwide “No Kings” protests by Democrats against his policies, which organizers said drew 7 million participants in major US cities.

The president responded to those protests by posting a meme of himself wearing a crown and dumping feces on the protesters from a fighter jet named “King Trump.”

Menu of lunch bilat, per a WH official

Seafood salad ("Reminiscing the Success Story of New York, Korean Seafood Meets Thousand Island Dressing") + a short rib dish ("Korean Platter of Sincerity with U.S. Beef")

Ending w/a “Peacemaker’s Dessert” https://t.co/SpsLzXGH9Q pic.twitter.com/DLuhXR0k64

— aaron navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) October 29, 2025

Diplomatic gifts and meals are usually carefully selected to flatter and boost relationships — with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday giving Trump a golf putter previously owned by assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — with whom Trump was great friends — and feeding him American rice in a nod to Trump’s demand that Tokyo lift import restrictions on the grain.