Trump says South Korea should be paying for its own defence
Trump says South Korea should be paying for its own defence
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alt="U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque"/>US President Donald Trump (centre) speaking to reporters during a July 8 Cabinet meeting at the White House.
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Summary- Trump says South Korea should pay for its military protection, claiming they make a lot of money and benefit from US troop presence.
- He alleges Biden cancelled his deal where South Korea would pay US$10 billion per year, after he secured US$3 billion.
- South Korea hosts 28,500 US troops and recently agreed to increase its contribution by 8.3 per cent to US$1.47 billion.
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on July 8 South Korea should be paying for its own military protection and suggested the US ally needed to pay more for the US troop presence there, a day after saying he planned to impose a 25 per cent tariff on its imports.
“It’s very unfair. We supply the militaries to many very successful countries,” Mr Trump told reporters at a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House.
“South Korea is making a lot of money, and they’re very good. They’re very good, but, you know, they should be paying for their own military.”
Mr Trump said at he had got South Korea to agree to pay more for the presence of US forces during his first term, but his predecessor
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