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Trump Orders Cuts in South Korea Military Exercises

8/18/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to cut exercises with South Korea.
  • Rep. Mark Pocan said South Korea, the United States’ sixth-largest trading partner, secured a $350 billion investment after tariffs.
  • Rep. Pocan condemned Trump’s claim of a “good relationship” with Kim Jong Un, his plan to send troops to Russia, and warned moves could raise grocery prices for Americans by tariffs.