Less than a month after he took office as president of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung is causing an uproar among several experts on the longtime U.S. ally that borders Communist North Korea.

In interviews with Newsmax, all voiced concern over what they say are Lee’s sympathies for North Korea and his distaste for America.

The country held a snap presidential election on June 3 following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The impeachment came earlier this year after Yoon declared martial law — the first time a South Korean president has done so since strongman President Chun Doo-Hwan in 1980.

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