epa12322098 US President Donald Trump (C-R), and South Korea's President Lee Jae-Myung (C-L), during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 August 2025. Lee and Trump are expected to discuss reinforcing their 71-year-old military alliance, including the construction of new US shipyards. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

epa12322099 US President Donald Trump (R), and South Korea's President Lee Jae-Myung (L), during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 August 2025. Lee and Trump are expected to discuss reinforcing their 71-year-old military alliance, including the construction of new US shipyards. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

epa12321933 US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (R) at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 August 2025. Lee and Trump are expected to discuss reinforcing their 71-year-old military alliance, including the construction of new US shipyards. EPA/AL DRAGO / POOL

epa12321918 US President Donald Trump (L) greets South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (R) at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 August 2025. Lee and Trump are expected to discuss reinforcing their 71-year-old military alliance, including the construction of new US shipyards. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO