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Trump will unveil $54 billion in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate race

KIRO 7 News Seattle reports: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska , a proposal long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection contest there. The investment would mark the second time this week that the Republican president has sought to highlight the promise of foreign investment made possible by his administration's trade policy in states where Republican Senate candidates are in tight election campaigns.

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WilluChill News DeskSouth Korean · Published Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM UTC

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