Trump scales back South Korea military drills

The move has caused concern among American allies in Asia

US President Donald Trump has said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began.

Trump appears to have hurt feelings after Seoul declined to take part in America's war on Iran

The 11-day joint drills between South Korea and the US military start on Monday

Trump said the annual US-South Korea military drills were expensive and “totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea.

US President Donald Trump said annual military drills with South Korea send an "inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea.

Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.

Trump Scales Back Military Exercises With South Korea Because They're Not Nice For Kim Jong Un  HuffPost

US President Donald Trump’s order to “substantially” reduce joint South Korea-US military exercises has raised questions over whether the allies can again scale back major drills as they did during his first term, while triggering sharp criticism from South Korea’s main opposition party over the Lee Jae Myung administr

Trump Touts ‘Good Relationship’ With Kim Jong Un As He Scales Back South Korean Military Drills  Forbes

The US president previously slammed the joint drills as “provocative” in 2018 following a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

Donald Trump praises Kim Jong-un as he calls for South Korea military exercise cutback  GB News

US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday

US President Donald Trump said that he is 'not happy' about US participation in joint military drills with South Korea, citing his 'very good relationship with Kim Jong Un' and challenging a long-standing alliance aimed at deterring the nuclear-armed North.

US President Donald Trump said that he is 'not happy' about US participation in joint military drills with South Korea, citing his 'very good relationship with Kim Jong Un' and challenging a long-standing alliance aimed at deterring the nuclear-armed North.

The bizarre post came as the US and South Korea are set to start their annual military exercises next Monday

US president says he's 'not happy' about the drills, citing his 'very good relationship' with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

Trump cited South Korea's refusal to join US efforts to denuclearise Iran as reasons for scaling back the exercises.US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “substantially” reduce planned joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and

Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-South Korea Military Drills  wsj.com

The president’s announcement comes just a day before the joint exercises with a longtime ally were set to kick off.

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of the Pentagon's joint military exercises with South Korea over Seoul's stance on Iran.

President claims the joint exercises send a ‘hostile’ message to North Korea

US President Donald Trump said 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 on Monday (Aug 16).Trump's comments on Sunday, ahead of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise in South Korea,

US President Donald Trump said 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.

Donald Trump orders a substantial reduction in US-South Korea military drills, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un and the high costs involved.

The 11 days of exercises involving 18,000 South Korean soldiers were designed to beef up readiness against North Korean threats

US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said South Korea declined to help denuclearise Iran. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises scheduled to begin this week are costly and “send a signal tha

Citing his ties with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as well as Seoul's decision not to join U.S.-led actions against Iran, Trump said he was "not happy" with the current situation.

President Trump said Sunday he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that he’s “not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate” in these joint military exercises. He also noted

Joint US military exercises with South Korea will be downscaled, Donald Trump says, as they are "hostile" and too expensive.

He pointed to Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against Iran, and his ties with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

President Donald Trump said he has directed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, reducing support for a longtime ally while praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea yesterday threatened unspecified stern steps against the US and South Korea ahead of their upcoming military drills, which Pyongyang called a war rehearsal that claimed would be more provocative than last year.The warning is typical of the harsh rhetoric that North Korea often deploys ahead of major US-Sout

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Friday threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South