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Why South Korea fears a Trump second term – even with his proxy’s assurances
Fred Fleitz, a former top Trump security official, arrived in Seoul this week in an apparent bid to assuage Korean fears, denying in local media interviews that Trump had threatened to withdraw US troops unless Seoul paid billions of dollars more. “I …