US President Donald Trump speaks to the press next to ongoing construction of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: People visit the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: A wreath is seen at the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: A wreath is seen at the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: People visit the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: People visit the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: Faces of Korean War Service Members are seen on the mural wall of the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: Faces of Korean War Service Members are seen on the mural wall of the Korean War Memorial on August 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Earlier this week U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the Pentagon to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)