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soryang

(3,306 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 07:09 PM Apr 2020

Trump rejected S. Korea's offer to pay at least 13 pct more for shared defense costs

Trump rejected S. Korea's offer to pay at least 13 pct more for shared defense costs: report
Yonhap News Agency (YNA)
04:42 April 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected South Korea's offer to raise its contribution to shared defense costs by at least 13 percent, a news report said Friday.

Trump made the decision last week after consultations with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Reuters said, quoting unidentified current and former U.S. officials.

Esper made a phone call to South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo earlier this week to press Seoul to quickly agree to much higher contributions, it said.


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Trump rejected S. Korea's offer to pay at least 13 pct more for shared defense costs (Original Post) soryang Apr 2020 OP
helluva negotiator.... dhill926 Apr 2020 #1
Trump is such a fool. GP6971 Apr 2020 #2

GP6971

(32,977 posts)
2. Trump is such a fool.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 07:24 PM
Apr 2020

He has no concept of alliances...it's all about him 24/7...not what's best for the country.

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