Is Trump snubbing South Korea for Kim Jong Un? | The Global Story

President Trump took to Truth Social last weekend to announce that the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea.

He cited his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, but he also accused South Korea of failing to help the US in its war with Iran – comments that suggest major new cracks in the US's relationship with a key ally.

To understand the reaction from South Korea, Asma Khalid from The Global Story podcast speaks to the BBC's Seoul Correspondent Jake Kwon about whether Trump's sidelining of South Korea is a major foreign policy shift for the US.

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Chapters: 00:00 Has Trump snubbed South Korea? 01:43 The US and South Korea's history of military cooperation 04:53 What are the military drills? 06:50 What does 'substantially reducing' military operations mean? 08:20 The effect of the Iran War 12:58 Trump's relationship with Kim Jong Un 14:50 The Trump and Kim Jong Un timeline 17:50 What happened after the Trump and Kim Jong Un meetings? 19:20 South Korea's relationship with North Korea