# Trump Says He Asked Pentagon to Cut Military Drills With South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/23702

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-16 23:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/trump-says-asked-pentagon-to-cut-military-drills-with-s-korea?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a82410a6576f900016f70c3

> President Donald Trump says in a Truth Social post that he instructed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.

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