Taekwondo body chief says Trump promised to address Congress in taekwondo uniform
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, poses in a taekwondo uniform after being presented with an honorary ninth-dan certificate from Lee Dong-sup, president of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in this file Nov. 19, 2021 photo. Courtesy of Kukkiwon
The chief of Korea's taekwondo governing body congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his reelection Thursday, saying Trump promised to address Congress in a taekwondo uniform if reelected.
Lee Dong-sup, president of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon, made the remark in a phone interview with Yonhap News Agency as he recalled his meeting with Trump in November 2021.
"President-elect Trump and I had a long conversation about the South Korea-U.S. alliance and inter-Korean peace," Lee said. "He said he would contribute to inter-Korean peace."
Lee said he met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida at the time and presented him with an honorary ninth-dan certificate and a taekwondo uniform.
"President-elect Trump promised at the time that if he succeeded in getting reelected, he would give a speech to Congress wearing the uniform," Lee said.
Lee also expressed his wishes that Trump will "play a big role for peace in the Republic of Korea" and actively support the development and spread of taekwondo in the U.S. (Yonhap)