TOKYO -- Is the U.S. trying to send a message to South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung? He did not receive a congratulatory call from U.S. President Donald Trump until the evening of June 6, two days after taking office.
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 6: Trump waited two days to congratulate Lee on becoming president. (Yonhap/Kyodo)
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