Trump Praises ‘Unthreatening and Respectful’ Kim Jong Un, Urges Pete Hegseth to Scale Back Military Exercises Near North Korea

Source: www.mediaite.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Right · Published: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:37:46 GMT

The president on Sunday ordered Pete Hegseth to significantly reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, which he said were "totally inappropriate and hostile" towards North Korea The post Trump Praises ‘Unthreatening and Respectful’ Kim Jong Un, Urges Pete Hegseth to Scale Back Military Exercises Near North Korea first appeared on Mediaite.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center: Retired Air Force Colonel Rips Apart Trump’s Order to Cut ‘Hostile’ Military Exercises Near North Korea — www.mediaite.com
Center-Right: Trump tells Hegseth to cut back U.S.-South Korea drills — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Trump reduces military exercises with South Korea, citing good ties with Kim Jong Un — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Right: Trump directs Hegseth to reduce US joint exercises in South Korea — thehill.com
Right: Trump bows to 'unthreatening and respectful' dictator in stunning move — www.rawstory.com
Right: 'God help us': Alarms sound after Trump's latest military maneuver — www.rawstory.com
Center-Right: Trump orders Pentagon to "substantially reduce" military exercises with South Korea — www.cbsnews.com
Right: Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea — www.nbcnews.com

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