Trump says South Korea should be paying for its own defence


Flags of United Nations Command (UNC) member nations are held at Camp Humphreys, the US military headquarters in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul on July 8, 2025, after an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the UNC, which was established on July 7, 1950. US President Donald Trump wants South Korea to pay more for the US troop presence there. - AFP

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (July 8) South Korea should be paying for its own military protection and suggested the US ally needed to pay more for the US troop presence there, a day after saying he planned to impose a 25 per cent tariff on its imports.

"It's very unfair. We supply the militaries to many very successful countries," Trump told reporters at a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House.

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