Whether or not it was due to poor strategy or general incompetence, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s botched handling of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit likely won it few friends in Washington.

Since announcing his run for the presidency last year, Yoon has portrayed himself as staunchly pro-American, in contrast to his predecessor who he says undercut South Korean security by appeasing China.

But when push comes to shove, it looks like his administration isn’t as unwaveringly supportive of the U.S. as it likes to make out, and its muddled approach that tries to please everyone risks alienating Washington,