Donald Trump says he and Kim Jong-un were on excellent terms “despite the unfriendly look” in photo

President Trump has instructed the Pentagon to shrink the coming combined drills with South Korea. He said on Truth Social that Seoul would not support his push to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities and that the exercises, set to begin this week, were expensive and sent an aggressive message to a North Korea he described as nonthreatening during his tenure. Because canceling was no longer possible, he told Pete Hegseth to make the 11-day training, involving 18,000 South Korean troops with live-fire and river-crossing scenarios, far smaller. A day earlier, Trump posted a photo of himself with Kim Jong-un and said the two were on excellent terms despite the image’s negative mood. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the drills as preparation for war and a source of regional tension. Trump met Kim three times in his first term and has expressed interest in renewed talks.