US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, while also criticizing Seoul for refusing to participate in US actions against Iran.
Trump said on Truth Social that it was too late to cancel the exercises entirely but that he was “not happy” the United States had agreed to participate.
He said the drills were costly and sent an “inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with its leader Kim Jong Un.
“While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, ‘No thanks!’” he wrote.
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