US-South Korea military drills cut in half after Trump’s broadside
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President Donald Trump’s call to drastically shorten the exercise out of deference to North Korea’s leader reportedly took Seoul by surprise.
Trump slashes US-South Korea military drills
- Trump orders Pentagon to 'scale back' military drills with South Korea citing good relations with Kim Jong Un Euronews —
- Why South Koreans thought Trump's drill decision was 'fake news' ABC News —
- US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order Defense News —
- Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul WAtoday —
- Trump gushes about Kim Jong Un as he orders scaled-back US military exercises with South Korea... after country's two-word snub over Iran war Daily Mail —