“These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send 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,”

Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Trump made this statement in a social media post explaining his decision to downsize joint military exercises with South Korea.