“I think part of it is that Korea is treating this like a regular investment, in the sense that they want all the T’s crossed and the I’s dotted before they make an announcement, and that’s just not the way it works in a Trump administration,”

Victor Cha · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17

Cha explains why South Korea's approach to announcing its $350 billion investment pledge clashes with the Trump administration's expectations.