 በ 2013 በደቡብ ኮሪያ ይፋዊ ጉብኝት ለማድረግ የክብር ጥቁር ቀበቶ ተሸላሚ የሆነው እና የቴኳንዶ ታላቅ ጌታ ያደረገው የሩሲያው ገዢ ቭላድሚር ፑቲን ከጀግናው ጋር ተመሳሳይ ደረጃ አለው።
The award puts Trump on par with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who received a black belt and was made a grandmaster of taekwondo during his visit to South Korea in 2013.