Trump directs Hegseth to reduce US joint exercises in South Korea

Trump directs Hegseth to reduce U.S. joint exercises in South Korea

Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that he’s “not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate” in these joint military exercises.

Trump orders Hegseth to ‘substantially reduce’ joint military operations with South Korea

President Donald Trump directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday to “substantially reduce” joint military operations the United States military conducts with South Korea. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea,” Trump said. “I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed […]

Trump directs Pentagon to reduce joint exercises with South Korea, cites ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has instructed the Pentagon to scale back planned military exercises with South Korea.

Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea

The president said he has directed the Pentagon to scale down the exercises, citing South Korea’s refusal to join the war in Iran and his “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Mark Kelly: Trump decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea ‘shortsighted and a mistake’

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired U.S. Navy captain, blasted President Trump’s decision to reduce joint military exercises in South Korea as “shortsighted” and a “mistake.” “North and South Korea are still technically at war,” Kelly wrote Sunday in a post on the social platform X. “Our ability to help defend our ally against the…

Trump Orders Hegseth to Scale Back Joint Military Exercises With South Korea