The original symbol of power is in the national museum in Gyeongju, the city where the summit is taking place. The gift symbolizes “the spirit of Silla, who first brought peace to the Korean Peninsula,” the South Korean president emphasized.
In addition, for his peacekeeping efforts, Trump was awarded the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, the highest award of the South Korean state. He is the first American leader to receive this distinction, the agency notes.
“I would like to wear it right now,” Trump said after receiving the order, CNN writes. He called receiving the crown “a very special event.”
