Trump Angry South Korean Investigations Targeting Churches To Military Bases

US President Donald Trump/PHOTO via Instagram @whitehouse

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump admitted that he was seeking information from South Korea regarding investigations in the country which he said targeted churches and military bases.

"The police probably shouldn't have done that, but I heard bad things. I don't know if it's true or not," Trump told reporters before he was scheduled to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House, Monday, August 25.

"I will find out," Trump said.

Trump has received information about raids on churches over the past few days.

"A very brutal raid on churches by the new government in South Korea," Trump said.

"They even entered our military base and got information," he continued.

Earlier this month, Seoul police searched the Nest Jeil Church, led by evangelical pastor Jun Kwang-hoon, who led the protests in support of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Police are investigating pro-Yoon activists who stormed the court in late January after the court extended Yoon's detention.

In July, a special prosecutor investigating a military emergency statement Yoon issued a search warrant in parts of Korea from a military base operated jointly with the United States.

South Korean media said the search was carried out with South Korean military permission but without coordination with US authorities.

Before meeting the President of South Korea, Trump uploaded on the Truth Social platform: "WHAT HAPPENED IN SOUTH KOREA? It looks like Cleaning or Revolution. We can't let that happen and do business there. I'll meet the new president today at the White House. Thank you for your attention to this problem !!!"