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Trump instructs Pentagon to reduce military exercises with South Korea Reuters

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

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His decision to reduce the partnership came after South Korea recently declined to aid his war effort in Iran.

Trump orders reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exercises

A day earlier, Trump posted a photo of himself standing next to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, writing that the two leaders get along great.

“I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises,” with South Korea, President Donald Trump says in a post on Truth Social.