This is pretty unlikely, & the ROKG can’t see that Trump is manipulating them as a vulnerable ally he can pressure to make himself look presidential after he’s gone authoritarian this week on his own people. The SK left, very aware of rightist repression in SK’s past, sd see this
A couple people have asked why this is unlikely: A) Japan will obviously veto an G-7 expansion which would include S Korea, especially under a leftist government; B) Trump hates S Korea - calling Moon an appeaser, demanding a Nobel Peace Prize, threatening to start a war over /2
its head, complaining about its imports, the absurd SMA demand, cozying up to Kim Jong Un, whining about Parasite. You’d think ROK elites would get it by now and just wait this guy out. Instead they’re gonna up end carrying water for T after his domestic crackdown. Good grief. /3
