Trump Jokes, "I'm Chaos? Look at Korea"

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President-elect of the United States Donald Trump reportedly joked, "Everyone calls me 'chaos,' but look at Korea."

On the 18th (local time), CBS News in the U.S. reported this based on interviews with more than 12 insiders familiar with the situation at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, where Trump was preparing for his second term after winning the U.S. presidential election last November. CBS reported that Trump said he would meet President Yoon if they stopped trying to impeach him. However, the article did not specify the exact timing of Trump's remarks.

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly joked, "Everyone calls me 'chaos,' but look at Korea." On the 18th (local time), US CBS reported this based on interviews with more than 12 insiders familiar with the situation at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where Trump was preparing for his second term after winning the US presidential election last November. EPA·Yonhap News

Trump is also said to have expressed expectations of winning the Nobel Peace Prize. CBS further reported that Trump showed anticipation for the Nobel Peace Prize. At a dinner in December 2024 with Akie Abe, wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump recalled a letter from Abe recommending him as a Nobel Peace Prize candidate and mentioned that he deserved the award.

One aide said Trump has an excessive obsession with the Nobel Prize, which resurfaced as a topic during the strategizing of Middle East negotiations. As Trump had too many phone calls with world leaders, Mike Waltz, the nominee for National Security Advisor, came to Mar-a-Lago to organize the conversations, and aides reportedly limited some calls to one minute, focusing on congratulatory messages.

On the day before his inauguration, the 19th (local time), President-elect Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery near Washington to lay a wreath. Trump, along with Vice President-elect JD Vance, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. With a solemn expression, Trump placed the wreath to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the United States.

Having arrived in Washington the previous day, Trump had breakfast with Republican senators at Blair House, the presidential guest house, that morning. According to the Associated Press, he urged Congress for cooperation regarding the agenda of his second administration and exchanged views on the ongoing confirmation process of cabinet nominees in the Senate. Following the breakfast, Trump attended the 'MAGA (Make America Great Again) Victory Rally' held at the large-capacity Capital One Arena near the White House, where about 20,000 supporters gathered, encouraging his supporters.

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