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In exchange for the same nebulous promise made to two other Presidents, Trump agreed to end military exercises conducted with SK, Trump wants to pull troops out. We and SK are provocative, not the guy who threatens to nuke other countries.
Jonathan Cheng?Verified account @JChengWSJ
Trump on U.S. troops in S. Korea: "I'd like to be able to bring them home…I'd like to be able to end the war games…I think it's very provocative."
Donald Trump's remark, apparently off the cuff, that he would scrap joint military exercises with S. Korea and maybe even pull out U.S. troops altogether, caught Seoul and Tokyo unawares—and not exactly in a good way. @NiharikaSM
Gerry Doyle
that was 22 hours ago. less than three hours ago, the president said joint military exercises with south korea would be halted. so there you go
Barbara StarrVerified account @barbarastarrcnn Mattis on US troops in Korea “We're not going anywhere. It's not even a subject of the discussions. You know, obviously there are there because of security conditions 10 years ago, five years ago, this year. If five years from now, 10 years from now, it could be up for review."
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