South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held their first official phone call the night of June 6, just two days after Lee’s election win was confirmed. According to presidential spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung,

As we reported earlier, exit polls are projecting that South Korea's next president will be Lee Jae-myung - a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the 61-year-old, who at the time of Yoon's martial law declaration stood convicted of making false statements during his last presidential campaign in 2022.