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Trump orders US to scale back military drills with South Korea over his ‘very good’ relationship with Kim Jong Un

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What to know

  • The 11-day joint drills between South Korea and the US military start on MondayS1
  • President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.S2
  • President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, linking the decision to his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s refusal to support Washington’s military campaign a...S3
  • Internewscast Journal Internewscast President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to significantly reduce planned joint… This Post: Trump Orders Scaled-Back U.S. Military Drills With South Korea first appeared on Internewscast JournalS4
  • The president echoed Pyongyang’s complaints about the drill, saying they are totally “inappropriate and hostile,” towards an “unthreatening and respectful” North KoreaS5
  • President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back its planned joint military exercises with South Korea.S6
  • President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, claiming that the ally had failed to help with the war against Iran and citing his "good relationship" with North Korean leader Ki...S7
  • US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” that the United States agreed to joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and hostile toward North Korea.S8
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President Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to reduce its joint military exercises with South Korea, a key U.S. ally in Asia. He also touted his good relationship with Kim Jo…

2mos Independent

Trump orders US to scale back military drills with South Korea over his ‘very good’ relationship with Kim Jong Un

The 11-day joint drills between South Korea and the US military start on Monday

2mos Npr

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.

2mos Thearabianpost

Trump orders cutback in South Korea military drills

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, linking the decision to his relationship with North Korean le…

2mos Internewscast

Trump Orders Scaled-Back U.S. Military Drills With South Korea

Internewscast Journal Internewscast President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to significantly reduce planned joint… This Post: Trump Orders Scaled-Back U.S. Military Drills…

2mos Forbes

Trump Scales Back Korea Military Drill Touting ‘Good Relationship’ With Kim Jong Un

The president echoed Pyongyang’s complaints about the drill, saying they are totally “inappropriate and hostile,” towards an “unthreatening and respectful” North Korea

2mos Dailymail

Trump gushes about Kim Jong Un as he orders scaled-back US military exercises with South Korea... after country's two-word snub over Iran war

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back its planned joint military exercises with South Korea.

2mos France 24

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea, hours before start

President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, claiming that the ally had failed to help with the…

2mos Sputnikglobe

Trump Orders Reduction of US-South Korea Military Drills

US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” that the United States agreed to joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and hostile toward North Korea.

2mos Euronews

Trump orders Pentagon to 'scale back' military drills with South Korea citing good relations with Kim Jong Un

The US president previously slammed the joint drills as “provocative” in 2018 following a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

2mos Deutsche Welle

Trump says US-South Korea military drills to be scaled back

US President Donald Trump said annual military drills with South Korea send an "inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea.

2mos Skynews

Trump downscales 'hostile' military drills with South Korea citing 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong Un

Joint US military exercises with South Korea will be downscaled, Donald Trump says, as they are "hostile" and too expensive.

Trump orders US to scale back military drills with South Korea over his ‘very good’ relationship with Kim Jong Un

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What to know

  • The 11-day joint drills between South Korea and the US military start on MondayS1
  • President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.S2
  • President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, linking the decision to his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s refusal to support Washington’s military campaign a...S3
  • Internewscast Journal Internewscast President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to significantly reduce planned joint… This Post: Trump Orders Scaled-Back U.S. Military Drills With South Korea first appeared on Internewscast JournalS4
  • The president echoed Pyongyang’s complaints about the drill, saying they are totally “inappropriate and hostile,” towards an “unthreatening and respectful” North KoreaS5
  • President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back its planned joint military exercises with South Korea.S6
  • President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, claiming that the ally had failed to help with the war against Iran and citing his "good relationship" with North Korean leader Ki...S7
  • US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” that the United States agreed to joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and hostile toward North Korea.S8
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S1 Independent 1 report · EN
S2 Npr 1 report · EN
S3 ThearabianpostLead 2 reports · EN
S4 Internewscast 1 report · EN
S5 Forbes 1 report · EN
S6 Dailymail 1 report · EN
S7 France 24 1 report · EN
S8 Sputnikglobe 1 report · EN
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