# Is Trump choosing North Korea over South Korea? | About That

https://mins.news/en/video/26000

- CBC News, 2026-08-18 23:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVa1XeJfI-Y

> U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and what he calls hostile messaging toward North Korea. Andrew Chang examines why Washington is stepping back now and what the move could signal for the future of the U.S.–South Korea alliance.

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