# Military expert calls Trump’s South Korea decision an ‘unforced error’

https://mins.news/en/video/24234

- CNN, 2026-08-17 13:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6LBM7E_lzg

> President Donald Trump said the United States would reduce military exercises with South Korea, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of help with Iran. A military expert described the decision as an “unforced error.”

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