President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday congratulated US President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the 250th anniversary of American independence, referring to South Korea as a "precious partner" to the US Lee wrote the message on X, formerly known as Twitter, as the US commemorated the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding Saturday. "The US began a great journey toward the ideals of freedom and democracy 250 years ago and has overcome so many challenges and led the internatio