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Trump defends his move to cut back U.S.-South Korea military exercises

First publishedAug 16, 23:16 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 21:23 UTC · 6h ago
33 outletsNBC News, Fox News Latest, Al Jazeera44 outletsFortune, Seattle Times, The Guardian US, Al Jazeera22 outletsAl Jazeera, The Hill55 outletsABC News, TIME, The Hill, Rolling Stone Politics11 outletAl Jazeera11 outletThe Guardian US11 outletWashington Post Politics
NBC News8Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South KoreaOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Trump orders major cut to US-South Korea drills as North Korea ramps up missile testsOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South KoreaOpen ↗Fortune6Trump shrinks South Korea war games, citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong UnOpen ↗Seattle Times6South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drillsOpen ↗The Guardian US8Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ | First ThingOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Trump orders US to scale back South Korea military drillsOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Trump scales down war games with South Korea: Why it mattersOpen ↗The Hill7Mark Kelly: Trump decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea ‘shortsighted and a mistake’Open ↗ABC News8Trump scales back US-South Korea drills, cites 'very good' ties with Kim Jong UnOpen ↗TIME7Trump’s South Korea Shift Tests a Key U.S. AllianceOpen ↗The Hill7Retired colonel knocks Trump order to cut back on 'critical' joint exercises with South KoreaOpen ↗The Hill7South Korea hoping for talks after Trump reduces joint military exercisesOpen ↗Rolling Stone Politics6Trump Scales Back Military Exercises to Please Kim Jong UnOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South KoreaOpen ↗The Guardian US8Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers sayOpen ↗Washington Post Politics9Trump defends his move to cut back U.S.-South Korea military exercisesOpen ↗
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President Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.

Reported by 17 outlets — Washington Post Politics, The Guardian US, ABC News, NBC News, Al Jazeera, and 6 more. See all sources ↓

A day after attributing the decision to a good relationship with North Korea, President Donald Trump also tied the move to South Korea’s refusal to help with the Strait of Hormuz.

Read the full report at Washington Post Politics ↗

Why it matters

President Trump said he wants to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. He said this is because South Korea did not help the US with Iran. Trump also said he has a good relationship with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.

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President Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.
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17 outlets, average source rating 7.1/10.
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6h ago.
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    South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills

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