Trump honoured with golden crown by South Korea: ‘I could wear it right now’

Trump given South Korea's highest national order: 'I could wear it right now'Source: CSPAN

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00:00Next is a gift from President 이재명 to President Trump.

00:17This is the 천마총 gold crown, which is a key artifact that represents the 신라 dynasty,

00:24the first Korean kingdom to unite the Korean peninsula.

00:30This gold crown is the largest and most extravagant of the six existing gold crowns from the Shilab period.

00:40The 천마총 gold crown symbolizes the divine connection between the authority of the heavens and sovereignty on earth,

00:56as well as the strong leadership and authority of a leader.

01:00We present this gold crown to you on this joyous occasion of your state visit to Gyeongju,

01:17because it symbolizes the spirit of Shilab, which brought peace to the Korean peninsula for the first time

01:22and the opening of the golden age of the Korean-U.S. alliance.

01:26Thank you very much.

01:40Thank you very much.

01:41So new trust and companionship between Korea and the United States.

01:49Thank you very much, everybody.

01:52I appreciate it.

01:52Thank you very much.

01:53Thank you very much.