Historically he has had bouts of anti-American rhetoric.

The same can be said with the Korean liberal/left parties in general, to varying degrees.

So while he is currently presenting himself as more of a centrist and pragmatist, it remains to be seen if he remains so.

Conspiracy theorists on the Korean right claim it is Trump that is playing into LJM’s hand in providing an excuse to pivot to the PRC.

I have to ask: given how powerful the US is... which party outside of the US doesn't have some anti-American rhetoric?

In fact, France is the US' oldest ally and its best known president in the 20th century is largely remembered for making sure to remain militarily independent from the US.