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Lee Jae-myung

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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the shrunken US-ROK exercises 30% · newthe OPCON clock and nuclear subs 24% · newthe leadership race factions 18% · newthe north-korea peace pitch 13% · neweverything else 15%
#1
Lee thanks Trump for cutting the drills he never asked to cut

Ulchi Freedom Shield was shortened by roughly half on Washington's order; Seoul's president called it a step toward dialogue and named himself the pacemaker.

In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

The Guardian · 2026-08-20
our translation

he can't stop trump, so he re-labels the loss as his own peace policy — applauding the decision is cheaper than admitting seoul wasn't really consulted

new — Drills halved, opposition eruptsvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Wartime command back by 2028 - and a nuclear submarine, please
new — OPCON vow renewed after Trump ordervery sure · 4 sources
#3
Dinner for the runners-up: Lee seats the DP's rivals at one table
new — Unity dinner as factional tension buildspretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Lee floats multiparty talks to finally end the Korean War
new — War-end call, Pyongyang shrugspretty sure · 3 sources
wednesday, august 19
Host the one-team dinner and seat the runners-up close(reported)
Rehearse the Wang Yi talking points before Thursday's sit-down(on the schedule)
Say pacemaker and peace about the halved drills, again(safe bet)
Ask defense where exactly the nuclear-sub timeline stands(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Lee hosts Blue House dinner to mend rift and rally Democrats for unity - CHOSUNBIZ

news.google.com · 2026-08-19

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