# Trump scales back US-South Korea drills over China concerns, ex-CIA officer says

https://mins.news/en/video/23756

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-17 01:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkFD2j8q6tg

> US President Donald Trump has announced plans to substantially reduce military exercises with South Korea, saying the joint drills send the “wrong signal” to North Korea. Citing his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong-un, he asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to cut exercises due to begin on Monday. Former CIA officer Scott Uehlinger commented in an Al Jazeera interview.

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