North Korea test fires a ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Trump said during his latest presidential run that if he were in power he would have strong-armed South Korea into paying $10 billion a year for the U.S. troop presence, nearly 10 times what it contributes now.
45% : But paradoxically, Trump forged a bond with the last progressive South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, who encouraged his attempts at deal-making with North Korea.
31% : "Trump has vowed even stronger support for Israel and has warned Hamas of "hell to pay" if it does not free the roughly 100 hostages still believed to be held in Gaza more than a year after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack.
25% : Trump, who once threatened "fire and fury" against North Korea, went on to meet three times with leader Kim Jong Un and said they "fell in love.
23% : While Mr. Biden has focused on nurturing U.S. alliances, Trump, who takes over on January 20, has been dismissive of what he sees as unfair commitments by Washington.

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