Trump directs Hegseth to reduce US joint exercises in South Korea

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:55:27 GMT

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 that South Korea...

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