Moon Jae-in, president of South Korea. (Sagase48 / Shutterstock.com)

Trump’s poor decision on tariffs is part of his overall poor management of the alliance with South Korea:

Yet some trade advisers say the administration is unlikely to consider such an exemption for South Korea, which several officials in the White House see as one of biggest global culprits in trade. That view has stunned the South Korean government, which is used to working closely with the United States on economic and security matters.

The Trump administration has done a bad job of managing the relationship with Seoul over the last year, and the move to hike tariffs on some of their exports strains that relationship further. Even if the U.S. didn’t need to work closely with South Korea on the standoffIn his home debut for the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League, Scott heard chants of "MVP, MVP" during the 3-1 win against the Toronto Marlies. He also heard a crowd that braved a blizzard that shut down most of the city applaud every time he touched the puck or made a hit. The IceCaps also showed highlights from his NHL All-Star Weekend on the video screen.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland -- John Scott made his return to the rink Saturday at Mile One Centre, and while he was two weeks removed from his MVP performance at the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game and nearly 2,000 miles from Nashville, he got a hero's welcome in eastern Newfoundland.

"It was nerve-racking," said Scott, who wore No. 33. "Obviously I wanted