Trump trims U.S.-South Korea drills as North Korea tests intensify
TL;DR
President Trump orders the Pentagon to scale back upcoming U.S.-South Korea joint exercises, citing cost and signaling hostility to Kim Jong Un, ahead of the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills. The move comes as North Korea conducts missile tests, with about 28,500 U.S. troops and 18,000 South Korean troops participating, and Pyongyang opposes the annual drills.
- Trump orders major cut to US-South Korea drills as North Korea ramps up missile tests Fox News
- Trump says US will reduce military exercises with South Korea, citing lack of help with Iran CNN
- Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea AP News
- Trump tells Hegseth to cut back U.S.-South Korea drills Axios
- Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience The Guardian
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