Thing is, nothing Korea can do about it. Converting allies into vassals seems to be what MAGA is all about, Korea is simply going to have to suck it up.

As for the Hyundai screw up, its hard to avoid the cliche comparison with Hitler Germany, where word from the mercurial leader can often contradict policy or produce edge cases which a dysfunctional bureaucracy cannot sensibly resolve. resulting in turf wars between departments each competing to deliver to their priority