Trump orders reduction of US-South Korea joint military exercises
President Trump said he ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint US-South Korea military exercises, calling them costly and unnecessarily hostile toward North Korea. Separately, the US canceled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, citing constraints on US forces due to the war in Iran.
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⚡️JUST IN: President Trump says he ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, calling them costly and unnecessarily hostile toward North Korea. Trump cited his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un and said https://t.co/kAcOFbJlWx
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The United States canceled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said on Monday, after Washington cited constraints on the availability of US forces due to the war in Iran. https://t.co/mzMvo9MbrO