U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he turned down a “certain amount” of money from South Korea related to his demand that Seoul shoulder a larger share of the cost of U.S. military forces deployed in the country.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Trump said Washington is negotiating with South Korea and President Moon Jae-in to help the U.S. monetarily for its “tremendous service.\u201d<\/p>\n
“We are defending a wonderful nation. We are asking them to pay for a big percentage of what we’re doing. It is not fair,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So it is not a question of reduction. It’s a question of will they contribute toward the defense of their own nation.<\/p>\n
“Now they’ve offered us a certain amount of money and I’ve rejected it,” the president said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. has 32,000 troops in South Korea, according to Trump.<\/p>\n
He described South Korea as a “very wealthy nation.”<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re doing a tremendous service. We have a wonderful relationship with each other, but we have to be treated equitably and fairly,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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