President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back upcoming U.S.-South Korea military exercises on Sunday, arguing that the operations cost too much and send a hostile message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.At the same time, the president went on to criticize Seoul for declining to join U.S. war efforts to denuclearize Iran.Writing on Truth Social, Trump noted that while it was too late to cancel the drills entirely, he was dissatisfied with the longstanding military arrangement between Washington and Seoul."Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am n...
Trump orders major cut to US-South Korea drills as North Korea ramps up missile tests
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Aug 17, 2026 • 3 weeks ago
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