# Trump says US will ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/23721

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 00:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/trump-says-us-to-substantially-reduce-military-drills-with-south-korea?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump says he ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and an inappropriate, hostile signal to North Korea. Seoul’s defence ministry says the scheduled drills will proceed as planned.

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