Trump’s Move to Gut South Korea Alliance is ‘Inane, Haphazard Decision’, Lawmakers Say The recent decision by President Donald Trump to scale back joint military exercises between the US and South Korea has sparked widespread criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
This move, justified as a courtesy to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is merely the latest example of a broader pattern of shortsighted decision making that has defined Trump's presidency.
Trump's willingness to sacrifice US alliances and interests for his own ego and ideological obsessions is well documented.