U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he has ordered a significant scale-back of joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump cited his very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stating that he is not enthusiastic about the U.S. participating in joint drills with South Korea.
He argued that the U.S. bears most of the costs for the exercises and claimed that targeting a non-threatening North Korea sends an inappropriate and hostile signal.
He also mentioned that he recently asked South Korean President Lee Jae-myung whether he would join in efforts for Iran's denuclearization, but was turned down.
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