Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
Asia Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea August 17, 20261:21 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises, which began Monday, are not only costly but "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea, which he said "has been unthreatening and respectful" during his time in the White House. Sponsor Message World, reordering South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy.
- ▪Asia Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea August 17, 20261:21 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug.
- ▪Trump said in a social media post that the exercises, which began Monday, are not only costly but "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea, which he said "has been unthreatening and respectful" during his tim
- ▪Sponsor Message World, reordering South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy.
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Asia Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea August 17, 20261:21 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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