PoliticsLawmakers call Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance ‘inane, haphazard’

Donald Trump abruptly ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea, prompting Democratic lawmakers to accuse him of flattering North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and weakening the US alliance. Trump also linked the decision to Seoul’s refusal to join the US military campaign against Iran.

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TThe Guardian★★★★☆2026-08-17 17:43Original