Washington, United States, Aug 16, 2026 (AFP) - Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea

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2026-08-17

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday. "Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea," Trump wrote on his Tr......

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