Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Mike Nelson, and Kevin Williamson to discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea, his “good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” and the U.S. munitions crisis.

The Agenda:

—Scaling back South Korea exercises

—Trump’s “relationship” with Kim Jong Un

—Abandoning Japan

—The U.S. munitions crisis

—Southern lane of the strait

—NWYT: The end of Colombia House mail-order club

Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/why-trump-is-snubbing-south-korea