U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin. Chairman Chung is the first member of the domestic political and business community to meet in person with President-elect Trump, who won the presidential election on the 5th of last month.
Chairman Chung met with reporters at Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, USA on the 21st (local time) and said, “I met President-elect Trump. “The conversation lasted about 10 to 15 minutes,” he said.
According to diplomatic sources familiar with the U.S. situation, President-elect Trump met with Chairman Chung the day before (20th) at his private residence, Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. In this meeting, which was arranged by President-elect Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., President-elect Trump is said to have continued the conversation by changing topics in a good atmosphere.
Given President-elect Trump’s tendency to prefer contact with businesspeople without being bound by existing diplomatic grammar, he may have expressed curiosity about the overall corporate situation in the country or the business field operated by Chairman Chung. A diplomatic source familiar with the U.S. situation said, “Regardless of the time of meeting, wouldn’t the mere fact that a domestic businessman met Trump in person this time be helpful in forming networking between President-elect Trump and domestic companies?” As ‘uncertainty’ is considered the biggest risk factor for Trump’s second administration, this meeting itself could be meaningful in a situation where not only domestic but also overseas global companies are making every effort to build relationships with President-elect Trump.
It is reported that Chairman Chung spent a lot of time with Trump Jr. during this schedule, especially on the 17th and 18th, where they had intensive plans together and had meals together three or four times. The two have maintained a close relationship for many years, to the point where they call each other ‘brother’. It is known that at this meeting, they discussed not only personal topics such as family and faith, but also business and investments. Trump Jr. is the person designated as the successor to President-elect Trump’s political slogan ‘Make America Great Again (Mark)’. In particular, he is known to have been deeply involved in key appointments in this administration.
Reporter Shin Jin-woo [email protected]
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