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Hill Democrats Blast Trump Move To Halt Military Exercises With South Korea

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, June 12th, 2018

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Hill Democrats Blast Trump Move To Halt Military Exercises With South Korea

Several key congressional Democrats criticized President Donald Trump June 12 for announcing an end to joint military exercises with South Korea after his high-profile meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, all said that Trump got little…

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