Trump calls the exercises 'insulting' to Kim, plans to meet him
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Trump says the drills are insulting to Kim Jong Un and confirms the US is scaling them back further, adding that he intends to meet with the North Korean leader.
Donald Trump US President
Kim Jong Un North Korean leader
Kim Yo Jong North Korean official
Pete Hegseth US Defense Secretary
Mark Kelly US Senator
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14 outlets South Korea cuts short joint drills at Trump's request as US pushes for North Korea talks
first by The Independent, 10h ago · also The New York Times, WSJ Opinion, WSJ World, NYT Home, NYT Asia Pacific, NYT World +7
7 more headlines
- ‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea The New York Times · 9h ago
- North Korea Is a U.S. Threat WSJ Opinion · 7h ago
- Opinion | North Korea Is a U.S. Threat WSJ World · 7h ago
- North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea NYT Home · 7h ago
- ‘No interest’: North Korea dismisses reduced US drills with South Korea Boston Globe · 5h ago
- North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing Boston Globe · 5h ago
- Trump says US-South Korea exercises are 'insulting' to North Korea's Kim ABC News Top · 3h ago
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first by National Post, 2d ago · also Channel News Asia, Hindustan Times World
1 more headline
- Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills Channel News Asia · 2d ago
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first by Korea Herald, 23h ago
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“.. Trump’s move ‘resonates not just in Korea but across the entire Indo-Pacific because everyone’s wondering whether or not their relationship with the United States is as unstable as the Koreans.’” @politico.com
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North Korea Denies Kim Talks as Trump Seeks Meeting This Year (Bloomberg) https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-08-19/north-korea-says-no-trump-kim-talks-still-sees-us-as-hostile http://www. memeorandum.com/260819/p68#a26 0819p68
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President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says US remains enemy of Pyongyang
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In other news, 🇺🇸 # Trump has curtailed the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises citing his "good relationship" with Kim Jong Un. 🇰🇵 Meanwhile, the latter's sister: “We think it’s not worth making comments on that and we have no any interest in it.” https:// apnews.com/article/korea-us-mi litary-drills-313e01e4ee305b4c9b1b8bf12643fb17 Ouch 😁…
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He also claimed that he had “solved” the North Korean nuclear problem after the Singapore summit. All these statements were made while North Korea continued developing and testing nuclear-capable missiles. Some of these missiles are now pointed at us. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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North Korea is not an ally. It is a hostile state that has threatened U.S. forces in South Korea. developed nuclear weapons aimed at the United States and its allies, supported Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and other adversaries, and sold …. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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South Korea: Trump scales back drills to pressure Seoul over Iran war TEHRAN — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order to curb… # EuropeSays # Korea # KR # Seoul # DonaldTrump # iran # SouthKoreanForeignMinisterChoHyun
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South Korea has become a major defense partner for Gulf States. They have a $65 billion strategic partnership with the UAE, including $35 billion in defense cooperation. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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South Korea said military exercises with the US will be cut short on President Donald Trump’s request, deepening unease among American allies in Asia.
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In the past, we had heard Trump state that he was not going to allow a country to have nuclear weapons, and that country is North Korea. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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Trump makes it sound like South Korea is not supporting us right now in the Middle East, and that just isn’t true. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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For someone who keeps shrieking that “communism is evil,” he sure is good a fawning over communists… https:// abcnews.com/Politics/trump-us- south-korea-exercises-insulting-north-koreas/story?id=135786640
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Iraq uses Korean systems used in counter-rocket and counter-drone operations. Read: https:// cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/g rowing-up-every-morning-in-school-my.html?m=1
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South Korea Was Given No Notice Before Trump Announced Drill Cut, Foreign Minister Says # Time
All 7 developments of North Korea rejects Trump's outreach even as US-South Korea… →
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