Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war

Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.

Trump Seeks to ‘Substantially Reduce’ US-South Korea Drills

President Donald Trump told the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea. In a social post on Sunday, Trump indicated his frustration that the US ally hadn’t provided more support for his war with Iran as a 10-day joint exercise involving some 18,000 South Korean troops was scheduled to begin. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Pres. Trump orders scaling back of joint military drills with S. Korea - CNN

Pres. Trump orders scaling back of joint military drills with S. Korea  CNN

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Trump shrinks South Korea war games, citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un - Fortune

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Trump scales back military drills with South Korea, citing 'good relationship' with Kim Jong-un

Trump said he was unhappy about the drills that are designed to prepare for a possible attack by Pyongyang.

Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war

President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

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