Hours before joint U.S.-Korean military exercises were scheduled to start, President Trump announced he had ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale them. President Trump lashed out at South Korea for refusing to support U.S. military efforts in Iran. Trump also said the drills may send a hostile signal to North Korea. Trump is seeking a summit with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un, a man he says he has a “great relationship” with. The move has prompted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to push for military control independent from the United States.

This is a 75-year-old resident of Pocheon, South Korea, a city near the border with North Korea.

Hur Song-hoi: “I saw in the news yesterday that Trump said the drills should be scaled back because he is friendly with Kim Jong-un. I think that reflects a lack of understanding of North Korea. To be honest, I feel anxious. As a resident of a border area, I feel particularly uneasy.”