Recently a column appeared on NKNews.org that directly made light of how US President Donald Trump has influenced what’s going on here on the Korean Peninsula, & it didn’t paint the new president in a very good light. Under the title “How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance”, the article begins with a description of how things generally operate here regarding North Korea, noting that “As long as North Korea is able to make life a living hell for whoever attempts to engage in regime change or regime collapse… it will always have that assurance that they will not be pushed too hard," & for that reason, "the United States & South Korea (& Japan to a certain extent) have coordinated closely over the years to deter North Korea as much as possible.” However, the article is quick to note that things have now changed, & that after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, it has been "nothing but one bumbling fiasco after another.”

NKNews.org's John Lee, a political blogger focusing on economic & political issues as they pertain to Korea & the United States, spoke to Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland about the article,  thoughts on what's currently unfolding on the Korean Peninsula, & how in his mind, US President Donald Trump has degraded the relationship between the ROK & the United States. Read John Lee's article at https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/.

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Recently a <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">column</a> appeared on <a href="https://www.nknews.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NKNews.org</a> that directly made light of how US President Donald Trump has influenced what&rsquo;s going on here on the Korean Peninsula, &amp; it didn&rsquo;t paint the new president in a very good light. Under the title &ldquo;<a href="https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance</a>&rdquo;, the article begins with a description of how things generally operate here regarding North Korea, noting that &ldquo;As long as North Korea is able to make life a living hell for whoever attempts to engage in regime change or regime collapse&hellip; it will always have that assurance that they will not be pushed too hard," &amp; for that reason, "the United States &amp; South Korea (&amp; Japan to a certain extent) have coordinated closely over the years to deter North Korea as much as possible.&rdquo; However, the article is quick to note that things have now changed, &amp; that after Donald Trump&rsquo;s electoral victory, it has been "nothing but one bumbling fiasco after another.&rdquo;
NKNews.org's <a href="https://twitter.com/koreanforeigner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Lee</a>, a political blogger focusing on economic &amp; political issues as they pertain to Korea &amp; the United States, spoke to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KoreaFM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Korea FM</a> reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/ChanceDorland" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chance Dorland</a> about the article, &nbsp;thoughts on what's currently unfolding on the Korean Peninsula, &amp; how in his mind, US President Donald Trump has degraded the relationship between the ROK &amp; the United States. Read John Lee's article at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/</a>.
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Chance Dorland is a radio broadcaster & podcaster. Originally from the 1,000 person town of Woodward, Iowa,  he's lived in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Germany, Colombia, Australia & South Korea. Follow his radio & podcast episodes for updates on news, culture & politics.

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