Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
Trump said the drills are costly and hostile, and ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce them after citing Kim Jong Un.
- President Donald Trump instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" the long-planned joint military exercises with South Korea.
- Trump cited his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stating that Pyongyang has been "unthreatening and respectful" and that the drills send a "hostile" signal.
- The President criticized the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises as overly costly to the U.S. and noted that while it was too late to cancel them entirely, the overall scale must be cut back.
- Trump linked the decision to South Korea's refusal to assist the U.S. in efforts to denuclearize Iran after Seoul declined a recent request to join the campaign.
- South Korean officials stated they were closely monitoring the administration's position while working to maintain bilateral diplomatic and military cooperation.
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West Hawaii TodayTrump orders Pentagon to curtail military exercises with ally South Korea
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had instructed the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, a longtime U.S. ally and a linchpin of America’s national security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. The post Trump orders Pentagon to curtail military exercises with ally South Korea appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday ordered the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, after he claimed that that country refused to help denuclearize Iran.
Trump has handed a gift to Kim Jong Un and deepened concerns over US reliability
President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement the US is scaling back major military drills with South Korea risks renewing concerns US forces are too stretched to support crucial Western allies or maintain deterrence against autocracies that threaten them. It’s also a gift to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un at a time when he has ramped up his own nation’s threat to global stability –– and offered no concessions in return. Just as the 10-day Ulch…
US halts military exercises with South Korea
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the military to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea citing their refusal to join the Iran war and his own close personal relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un...
The American president explained this by his good personal relationship with Kim Jong Un and the costs.
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