This is John Batchel, speaking to colleague Grant Nusium, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel retired,

author of When China Attacks, about the new administration in the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea.

A left-wing president, says Reuters.

His name is Li Yi-J. Mung.

And here Grant lays out his strategy with dealing with the United States who might object otherwise.

Flattery.

And did it work?

Here's Grant Nusham. Much more of this tonight.

Well, partly.

It's partly it's flattering Donald Trump.

And Li J. Mung said this in the White House,

oh, Mr. Trump, you did so well the first time. Maybe you can bring peace on the peninsula.

And that was just shameless flattery. I think they got the idea from the Japanese, actually.

But what I think what's going on here is they're trying to really, as I say, appeal to to Donald Trump's vanity that he's the one guy, the dealmaker that can cut a deal here. And if it,

you know, if it works, fine. If it doesn't, well, no big deal. But this South Korean administration, you know, they have just

basically violated sanctions with North Korea, cut a barter deal with North Korea. And as I said,

Li J. Mung, by all accounts, did send $8 million to North Korea not all that long ago. And they really do have a soft spot for North Korea.

So I think they're glad to have President Trump occupied in this endeavor.

And that prevents him from actually getting tough on the South Korean leftists.