Trump Orders Reduced South Korea Military Exercises, Citing Friendship with Kim Jong-un

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he had ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to reduce the scale of Ulchi Freedom Shield, joint military exercises with South Korea scheduled to begin Monday. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise conducted by the United States and South Korea. Trump did not publicly specify the extent of the reduction or the reason for the order in the available statement.

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