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The Day with Phil Gayle - Trump calls US joint military drills with Seoul “hostile” to North Korea

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August 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump decides to scale back the United States’ annual military exercises with South Korea, citing his “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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