the shrunken US-ROK exercises
on Lee Jae-myung's mind since 2026-08-19
He 'respects' Trump's smaller war games; the opposition calls it stalking
Lee welcomed the scaled-back drills as a road to dialogue; PPP figures called it 'bizarre pro-North stalking' by a president who wasn't in the room.
he wasn't consulted, so the only move left is to call the decision his own idea — cheering a cut you couldn't stop is cheaper than admitting you couldn't stop it
PPP condemns his cheer for the cut
The history
- 2026-08-22— #3 · 14% · fading — He 'respects' Trump's smaller war games; the opposition calls it stalking
- 2026-08-21— #1 · 26% · steady — He thanks Trump for cutting the drills. The opposition calls it self-delusion.
- 2026-08-20— #1 · 29% · steady — Lee Thanks Trump for Cutting the Drills in Half
- 2026-08-19— #1 · 30% · new this week — Lee thanks Trump for cutting the drills he never asked to cut