STRIPES (Julie Masson) - Trump defends reduced South Korea exercises, hints at dialogue with Kim Jong Un | Stars and Stripes
President Donald Trump defended his decision to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Bolton on Trump's relationship with Kim Jong Un: 'Shows he doesn't think strategically'
Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton joins Peter Alexander to discuss President Trump’s relationship with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Trump scales back US-South Korea drills
President Donald Trump cited a "very good relationship" with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - South Korea President Says Country Must Prepare For ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Trump Cuts Joint Drills
‘We must thoroughly prepare’
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump reduces joint military exercises with South Korea
President Trump’s decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea is being met with derision from Democrats and fears from other allies who are already worried over the president’s past willingness to toss aside longtime defense commitments. Trump said it was too late to fully cancel what he called expensive and provocative joint exercises known as Ulchi Freedom Shield but directed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” the drills on Sunday — just a day before they were set to start. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6034269-us-south-korea-military-exercises-cut/ #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #Trump #ForeignPolicy #Pentagon #USMilitary
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘AMERICA’S MOST OBNOXIOUS MANCHILD!’: Trump siding with North Korean dictator blasted by House Dem
Donald Trump siding with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un over U.S. ally South Korea is “beyond comprehension,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) tells MS NOW’s Symone Sanders. Rep. Pocan joins Symone to discuss Trump’s decision to scale back joint military drills with South Korea after the nation refused to join Trump’s war in Iran.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Michael S. Kochin) - How President Trump Can End the Korean War
The usual talking heads are upset that President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to scale back its participation in joint exercises with South Korea. […] Source
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Why Trump is pressuring South Korea
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would scale back major military drills with South Korea, just as annual joint military exercises were about to begin. CNN’s Stephen Collinson explains why this move could deepen concerns that Washington is dumping its alliances while also being a concession to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
NYTIMES (David E. Sanger and Anton Troianovski) - Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘JAGGED’: Joe BLASTS Trump for scaling back military exercises with South Korea
The AP reports that, on Sunday, President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual military exercises with South Korea because, he said in a Truth Social post, South Korea refused to help with “denuclearization” efforts against Iran. Joe blasts the move, calling it part of a pattern of the president’s “jagged” and “ad hoc” foreign policy.