{"id":2622,"date":"2026-08-17T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:44:50","slug":"trump-orders-the-pentagon-to-substantially-reduce-joint-exercises-with-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2622","title":{"rendered":"Trump Orders the Pentagon to \u2018Substantially Reduce\u2019 Joint Exercises with South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to \u201csubstantially reduce\u201d joint military exercises with South Korea, one day before the U.S. was set to begin more than 10 days of drills in the region.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2615\">Germany\u2019s Far-Right Is On the Rise. The Implications Are Global.<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cBased on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises!\u201d Trump <span><u>wrote<\/u><\/span> Sunday on Truth Social, adding that the drills are \u201ccostly\u201d for the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The president cited his \u201cvery good relationship\u201d with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as part of the reason for the new posture.<\/p><p>Trump said the exercises \u201csend a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile\u201d to North Korea, which he said \u201chas been unthreatening and respectful\u201d during his time as president.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VA Clinic Florida\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" 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alt=\"James.Talarico.with.supporter\" class=\"wp-image-2608\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-768x577.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      James Talarico\u2019s Campaign Is Refunding Over $1 Million in Excess Contributions\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AfD Lead Candidate Ulrich Siegmund on the Campaign Trail\" 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The Implications Are Global.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWhile somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, \u2018No thanks!\u2019\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p><p>The U.S. has been at war with Iran since February, and Trump has <span><u>repeatedly lambasted<\/u><\/span> America\u2019s allies for not supporting it during the conflict.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2609\">The \u2018Body Guy Caucus\u2019: The Lives of the Men and Women Paid to Shadow Senators<\/a><\/p><p>South Korea and the U.S. have engaged in joint military exercises since the end of the Korean War.<\/p><p>In 2018, Trump <span><u>announced<\/u><\/span> that the U.S. would halt what he called military \u201cwar games\u201d with South Korea after meeting with North Korea\u2019s leader for a historic summit in Singapore. Trump met with Kim three times during his first term in office \u2014 the only instances of a U.S. president meeting with North Korea\u2019s top leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a while to repair the unnecessary damage he creates with allies,\u201d Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) told NOTUS on Sunday. \u201cTraining exercises also sharpen our warriors. We both lose when we don\u2019t train.\u201d<\/p><p>Bacon added that North Korea is \u201cone of the worst countries to live in the world,\u201d and described leader Kim as \u201cwhacky.\u201d<\/p><p>The U.S. <span><u>reengaged<\/u><\/span> in large-scale joint military drills with South Korea in 2022 by launching Ulchi Freedom Shield. The annual operation is set to begin Monday and run through Aug. 27. The drills <span><u>feature<\/u><\/span> \u201clive, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from the various military services.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2602\">James Talarico\u2019s Campaign Is Refunding Over $1 Million in Excess Contributions<\/a><\/p><p>The Pentagon referred a request for comment to the White House.<\/p><p><i>This story has been updated with a comment from Rep. Don Bacon.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president cited his \u201cvery good relationship\u201d with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as well as South Korea\u2019s decision not to help with the Iran war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trump-white-house"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Orders the Pentagon to \u2018Substantially Reduce\u2019 Joint Exercises with South Korea - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2622\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Orders the Pentagon to \u2018Substantially Reduce\u2019 Joint Exercises with South Korea - 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