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Donald Trump: “We have over 40,000 troops in South Korea.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

BREAKING: Trump Takes Question After Question From Press During Meeting With South Korea's President

Published August 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:57

Well, I would say that now because we've been friends and we're friends. And look, we have a lot of people. We have over 40,000 troops in South Korea. As you know, South Korea agreed to pay for that during my last term. And then when Biden came in, they complained to Biden that I wasn't a nice person. (17:57–18:01)

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Asserts that there are over 40,000 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.

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