Donald Trump says South Korea's president replied "No thanks!" to joining Iran denuclearisation effort

President Donald Trump’s order to significantly cut back joint military drills with South Korea has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who say he is abandoning a longtime ally. Trump announced the move Sunday, citing his close relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s rejection of his invitation to join the U.S.-Israeli campaign that he describes as trying to get Iran to give up nuclear weapons; Tehran maintains it has none. The drills have anchored the U.S.-South Korea defense partnership since a 1953 treaty. Democrats including Senator Jack Reed and Representative Pramila Jayapal called the shift dangerous and a broken commitment. Republican Senator Thom Tillis said it could free North Korean troops to support Russia. Trump wrote the remarks on Truth Social.