President Trump is straining one of America's closest alliances after scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited their cost, his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the Iran war. It's the latest example of Trump taking a transactional approach to alliances
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President Trump is straining one of America's closest alliances after scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited their cost, his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the Iran war. It's the latest example of Trump taking a transactional approach to alliances
President Trump is straining one of America's closest alliances after scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited their cost, his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the Iran war. President Donald Trump cited a "very good relationship" with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
PBS NewsHour reported the story as "South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to allies."
2 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour and ABC News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 13 hours ago.
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