Top Democrat slams Trump’s ‘inane, haphazard’ cuts to US-South Korea drills – live

Senator Jack Reed slammed ‘another inane, haphazard decision’ after Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North KoreaSign up for the Breaking News US emailSenator Jack Reed has slammed “another inane, haphazard decision by President Trump and his chaotic administration” after Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back “inappropriate and hostile” military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea.The Democrat, who serves as the ranking member of the Senate armed forces committee, said in a statement that the president’s move amounted to punishing South Korea “for no reason beyond Trump’s ego”, would weaken confidence in US commitments to its allies – and handed a “propaganda victory” to Kim Jong-un. Continue reading...