{"id":5533,"date":"2026-08-17T04:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2026-08-17T04:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:14:12","slug":"trump-pulls-rug-from-key-ally-to-suck-up-to-brutal-dictator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5533","title":{"rendered":"Trump Pulls Rug From Key Ally to Suck Up to Brutal Dictator"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump has claimed he will \u201csubstantially reduce\u201d imminent joint U.S. military drills with South Korea while bragging about his \u201cvery good relationship\u201d with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5531\">Putin Accused of Fleeing as Drones Torch Moscow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield, were due to start on Monday and run until August 27. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The drills, which happen twice a year, were expected to involve around 18,000 South Korean troops, alongside U.S. forces and personnel from 11 of the 18 member states of the United Nations Command.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, in a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said that he was \u201cnot happy\u201d with America\u2019s participation in the drills \u201cbased on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>He added that the exercises were costly and that they \u201csend a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been president, has been unthreatening and respectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His post stated that because it was too late to completely cancel the drills just hours before they were due to begin, he had ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to \u201csubstantially reduce\u201d them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then appeared to criticize South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, adding, \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, `No thanks!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, North Korea\u2019s Foreign Ministry threatened unspecified action against the U.S. and South Korea, describing their joint military drills as \u201ca rehearsal for an aggressive war\u201d that are triggering greater instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our consistent principle of ensuring security to respond to a new level of a threat with a new level of a deterrent,\u201d the statement said, as reported by Politico. North Korea also said the drills would be of a \u201cmore serious provocative nature and dangerousness than last year.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5529\">Trump, 80, Declares Fox News Host an Enemy of MAGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked about Trump\u2019s Sunday evening post, a spokesman for South Korea\u2019s defense ministry said: \u201cWe will proceed as previously notified and scheduled,\u201d according to the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted South Korea\u2019s defense ministry and the Pentagon for comment.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Trump shared a photo of himself with the North Korean leader taken in June 2019, with the caption \u201cDespite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we\u2019re smiling, Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 11-day military drills were designed to strengthen South Korean soldiers\u2019 readiness against North Korean threats. The joint practices aim to \u201cfortify the combined defense posture\u201d and enhance Alliance response capabilities against a \u201cspectrum of security threats.\u201d The drills include live, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from various military services.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long flaunted his \u201cvery good\u201d relationship with North Korea\u2019s supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the Oval Office last August, Trump said, \u201cI know him better than anybody, almost, other than his sister, his sister knows him pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI\u2019m not supposed to say I really like him a lot, because if I do then I get killed in the fake news media, but I got along with him very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5527\">Damning New Poll Finds Voters Worse Off Under Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has claimed he will \u201csubstantially reduce\u201d imminent joint U.S. military drills with South Korea while bragging about his \u201cvery good relationship\u201d with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. 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