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Why Trump ordered U.S. military to reduce exercises with South Korea

Name: Why Trump ordered U.S. military to reduce exercises with South Korea
Uploaded: 2026-08-17T18:07:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Description: President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back its joint military exercises with South Korea after he said the country declined to join the U.S.'s efforts to denuclearize Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more details.

President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back its joint military exercises with South Korea after he said the country declined to join the U.S.'s efforts to denuclearize Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more details.