President Donald Trump says his decision to scale back military drills with South Korea is due to the Asian nation’s refusal to get involved in Iran, while the dictator of North Korea shows the White House “great respect.”
Trump, speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, said that the annual joint exercises with South Korea were slashed because Seoul stopped “paying for their protection” and said “no thanks” to participating in Operation Epic Fury.
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