North Korean Media Publishes Brief Report on President Trump’s Inauguration

I think the Kim regime is taking a wait and see approach with the incoming Trump administration because of the high possibility of a left wing government being elected in the ROK.  As many long time readers know a left wing ROK government means a lot of free cash going North with little to nothing in return.  Causing trouble now could cause ROK voters to rally around an anti-North Korean candidate.  Plus I think the Kim regime is betting on that President Trump’s demands for more funding for US forces in South Korea will lead to increased tensions between the ROK and US governments that they can later capitalize on:

North Korea’s state media issued a short report on the inauguration of U.S. President Trump on Sunday but refrained from making significant comments.

“Donald Trump of the Republican Party was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20,” reported the Rodong Sinmun, a daily of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party. “The inauguration ceremony took place in Washington.”

The newspaper, however, did not deliver a separate commentary or statements on Trump. North Korean media outlets have not been making significant statements on the new administration in Washington since Trump’s victory in the election last year.

Political pundits said Pyongyang is apparently taking a wait-and-see stance until the new administration comes up with details on its polices against North Korea.  [Yonhap]

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