Remember, in their culture sitting is a position of great power and respect. Notice how in the new picture NO ONE is sitting? This signifies no one in that room is in power in North Korea any longer.
Trump's also using steel tariffs as a bargaining chip to get out of or rework NAFTA
Aaaaand just like that, I see a new job offer post for the Library of Congress. They are seeking native Korean speakers. They have none as of now.
Why is steel so important? Let's look where steel -was- produced in our country. These cities are blue strongholds, still, and many are located around areas of poor minorities, since mills closed and wealth left the area. If Trump brings these people back in to work he can effectively eliminate blue-collar/poor black democrat areas.
AMERICAN STEEL