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North Korea rejects Trump's outreach even as US-South Korea drills are cut short

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back Korea drills

1 Aug 16, 5:19 PM · 3d ago · 67 press · 22 posts · 18 comments · 6 sources · development 1 of 7

Trump directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" the joint exercises held annually since 1954, calling them "costly" and "totally inappropriate and hostile" toward North Korea, and citing his "very good relationship" with Kim Jong Un.

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back Korea drills
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“Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South”

Donald Trump

Donald TrumpDonald Trump US PresidentKim Jong UnKim Jong Un North Korean leaderKim Yo JongKim Yo Jong North Korean officialPete HegsethPete Hegseth US Defense SecretaryMark KellyMark Kelly US Senator

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What was reported 27 claims about this development

  1. 35 outlets Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

    first by NYT Asia Pacific, 2d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, CBC, PennLive, The Hill, Google News · Top, Defense News +28

    22 more headlines
  2. 29 outlets Trump orders reduction in US-South Korea military drills, citing ties with Kim Jong Un

    first by Anadolu Agency, 3d ago · also BBC Top, FT World, BBC Asia, UPI Top, ABC Australia, Google News · Top +22

    24 more headlines
  3. 22 outlets Trump’s decision to scale back South Korea drills unsettles Asian allies: ‘makes no sense’

    first by SCMP, 1d ago · also Reuters, ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Baltimore Sun, Euronews, NPR News, NPR World +15

    14 more headlines
  4. 17 outlets Trump Orders Substantial Reduction in Ongoing South Korea Exercises

    first by OutsideTheBeltway, 3d ago · also Straight Arrow, American Greatness, Daily Mail, KQTV-TV, CNN, NOTUS +10

    14 more headlines
  5. 15 outlets Trump scales back U.S.-South Korea military drills in diplomatic overture

    first by Seeking Alpha, 9h ago · also ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News, Google News · Top, The Guardian, Guardian World +8

    11 more headlines
  6. 13 outlets Trump says North Korea's Kim has responded to his overtures

    first by Japan Today, 2d ago · also BBC Top, Japan Times, The Japan Times, Al Jazeera, The Canberra Times, Korea Herald +6

    8 more headlines
  7. 13 outlets Trump orders reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exercises

    first by Seeking Alpha, 3d ago · also The Hill, SCMP, Globe and Mail World, Google News · Top, CBS News Top, Chicago Tribune +6

    10 more headlines
  8. 9 outlets Trump Scales Back Military Exercises to Please Kim Jong Un

    first by Rolling Stone, 2d ago · also Human Events, NBC News, Google News · Top, ABC News, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times +2

    6 more headlines
  9. 7 outlets Trump orders ‘inappropriate’ U.S.-South Korean military drills scaled back

    first by Japan Times, 3d ago · also Fox News, WSJ World, Wall Street Journal, Mastodon trending, Guardian World, The Japan Times

    3 more headlines
  10. 6 outlets Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea

    first by NYT Home, 22h ago · also Semafor, Philadelphia Inquirer, NYT Politics, Google News · World, New York Times

    3 more headlines
  11. 6 outlets Trump Hands North Korea’s Kim Jong Un a Massive Gift

    first by New Republic, 2d ago · also Investing.com News, Bloomberg, Google News · World, Firstpost, Anadolu Agency

    5 more headlines
  12. 6 outlets Trump cuts military drills with South Korea citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un – US politics live

    first by Mastodon trending, 2d ago · also Fortune, Guardian US, The Guardian, Newsweek, ZeroHedge

    5 more headlines
  13. 5 outlets Kim's ties with Trump excellent but hostile US policy has not changed: North Korea

    first by Anadolu Agency, 10h ago · also Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Guardian World, Google News · Top

    3 more headlines
  14. 5 outlets U.S. Cuts Back Military Drills With South Korea, as Trump Woos Kim Jong-un

    first by Mastodon trending, 22h ago · also Al Jazeera, Forbes, Google News · Top, WSJ World

    3 more headlines
  15. 5 outlets Trump spoke of his good relationship with Kim Jong Un amid criticism of the military exercises

    first by UA.NEWS, 3d ago · also WTTG-TV, Stars & Stripes, Daily Wire, The Daily Wire

    4 more headlines
  16. 4 outlets S. Korea, US sharply reduce joint military exercise following Trump order

    first by Korea Herald, 1d ago · also SCMP, Bloomberg Politics, The Korea Herald

    3 more headlines
  17. 3 outlets South Korea praises ‘friendly relationship’ between Trump and Kim Jong Un after US scales back joint training

    first by Washington Examiner, 2d ago · also U.S. News & World Report, Reuters

    1 more headline
  18. 3 outlets Trump talks fondly of Kim Jong-un, scales back joint drills with Seoul

    first by afr.com, 3d ago · also The Age, Sydney Morning Herald

    1 more headline
  19. 2 outlets Trump says US scaling back joint military operations with South Korea

    first by Mastodon trending, 18m ago · also Google News · Top

  20. 2 outlets Trump in contact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un after scaling back military exercises with South Korea

    first by One America News Network, 9h ago · also Washington Examiner

    1 more headline
  21. 2 outlets South Korea calls for solid US alliance after Trump says ‘good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un

    first by France 24, 9h ago · also France 24 EN

  22. 2 outlets N. Korea warns of ‘self-defense’ measures despite Trump's order to reduce drills with S. Korea

    first by The Korea Herald, 9h ago · also Korea Herald

  23. 2 outlets Trump hints at contacts with North Korea’s Kim

    first by The Daily Star, 1d ago · also Korea Herald

    1 more headline
  24. 2 outlets South Korea president highlights US alliance after Trump reduces joint exercises

    first by The Hill, 1d ago · also Fox News

    2 more headlines
  25. 2 outlets US scales back South Korea drills, citing lackluster support on Iran

    first by Semafor Top, 2d ago · also Semafor

  26. 1 outlet Kim Yo Jong: Reduced US-SK Drills Now Still Aggressive and Hostile

    first by RedState, 9h ago

  27. 1 outlet Trump Cites Kim Jong Un Ties in Calling for Reduced Korea Exercises

    first by Newsweek, 3d ago

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