Trump Orders the Pentagon to ‘Substantially Reduce’ Joint Exercises with South Korea
The president cited his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as well as South Korea’s decision not to help with the Iran war.
Joint military exercises, like this one in 2023 in South Korea, will be scaled back, President Donald Trump ordered Sunday. Ahn Young-joon/AP
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