"The headpiece Mr. Trump received is a replica of one of six gold crowns excavated from Gyeongju's royal tombs, alongside gilded jewelry, belts and other ornaments. The crown was excavated in 1973 from a tomb, known as the Cheonmachong, that researchers believe belonged to the 21st or 22nd Silla king. It is the "largest and most extravagant" of the six crowns, a spokesman for Mr. Lee told Mr. Trump during the ceremony."
"The crown symbolized the "divine connection between the authority of the heavens and sovereignty on earth," the spokesman said, as Mr. Trump stared at the crown. It also represented "the spirit of Silla, which brought peace to the Korean Peninsula for the first time," the spokesman said. Mr. Trump did not express a desire to wear the replica crown, which was inside a glass box. But he and Mr. Lee went to see the real version in the museum, according to the White House."
President Trump insisted he is not a monarch while simultaneously issuing kinglike threats and sharing memes of himself wearing a crown. South Korean president Lee Jae Myung presented Trump a foot-tall replica of a Silla gold crown during a meeting in Gyeongju. The replica reproduces one of six gold crowns excavated from royal tombs alongside gilded jewelry, belts and other ornaments. The crown was excavated in 1973 from the Cheonmachong tomb, believed to belong to a 21st or 22nd Silla king. A spokesman said the crown symbolized a divine connection between heavenly authority and earthly sovereignty and represented the spirit of Silla. Trump received the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and did not express a desire to wear the replica crown, viewing the original in a museum instead.
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