President Donald Trump stated in a social media post that the joint military exercises scheduled to begin this week are expensive and convey a message that is 'totally inappropriate and hostile' to North Korea. He also mentioned that North Korea has been 'unthreatening and respectful' during his presidency.
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Trump directs Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea
President Trump announced a directive to the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing concerns over costs and the message these exercises send to North Korea. He characterized North Korea's behavior as unthreatening during his time in office.
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