DOD offers no details on Trump's plans to cancel military exercises with South Korea

The Pentagon, in lieu of details or reaction concerning President Trump's unexpected announcement today that the United States would cease military exercises with South Korea, released a statement praising Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

"The Department of Defense welcomes the positive news coming out of the summit and fully supports the ongoing, diplomatically-led efforts with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Our alliances remain ironclad, and ensure peace and stability in the region," Dana White, the Pentagon's chief spokeswoman said. "The Presidential summit outcome is the first step along the path to the goal: complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific."

Meanwhile, a GOP senator has said he is "troubled" by the president's pledge to cease military exercises with South Korea.

"I am troubled by the military cooperation comments made today," Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations committees, told reporters at a breakfast in Washington today.

Trump told reporters in Singapore he is “stopping the war games” with South Korea, citing the "tremendous amount of money" it would save the federal government.

"Plus, I think it's very provocative," the president said.