U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump's direction

President Trump ordered the exercises be scaled back, citing what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran.

Joint military exercises currently underway between the United States and South Korea are being cut short, both countries said, after President Donald Trump, citing his “very good” relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ordered that they be reduced.

US-South Korea military drills to be cut short after Trump order, media reports  Reuters

Pres. Trump orders scaling back of joint military drills with S. Korea  CNN