Top Democrat slams Trump's 'inane, haphazard' cuts to US-South Korea military drills

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Senator Jack Reed criticized Trump's order to scale back joint military drills between the US and South Korea, calling it an 'inane, haphazard decision.' Republican Senator Thom Tillis also opposed the cuts, warning that reducing exercises with South Korea frees up North Korean troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine. Military officials from both countries have warned that North Korea is gaining new battlefield expertise, including drone tactics, from assisting Russia.