Trump urges ‘key ally’ to cover own defence costs


US President Donald Trump said 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% 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 on Tuesday.

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