Retired Air Force Colonel Rips Apart Trump’s Order to Cut ‘Hostile’ Military Exercises Near North Korea

Source: www.mediaite.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:09:27 GMT

Cedric Leighton skewered Trump for demanding Pete Hegseth substantially cut back on joint military exercises with South Korea, which the Air Force veteran argued will "damage" the USA-South Korea relationship and mess with the balance of power in the Pacific The post Retired Air Force Colonel Rips Apart Trump’s Order to Cut ‘Hostile’ Military Exercises Near North Korea first appeared on Mediaite.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center-Right: Trump tells Hegseth to cut back U.S.-South Korea drills — www.axios.com
Center-Right: Trump directs Hegseth to reduce US joint exercises in South Korea — thehill.com
Center-Left: Trump reduces military exercises with South Korea, citing good ties with Kim Jong Un — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Left: Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience — www.theguardian.com
Right: Trump Praises ‘Unthreatening and Respectful’ Kim Jong Un, Urges Pete Hegseth to Scale Back Military Exercises Near North Korea — www.mediaite.com
Right: Trump bows to 'unthreatening and respectful' dictator in stunning move — www.rawstory.com
Center-Right: Trump orders Pentagon to "substantially reduce" military exercises with South Korea — www.cbsnews.com
Right: 'God help us': Alarms sound after Trump's latest military maneuver — www.rawstory.com

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