Fears that Washington might pull some or all of the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea have loomed large in the country since Trump's first term.

South Korea's defence ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal of some U.S. troops stationed in the country. The ministry made the comment in response to a report by the Wall Street Journal that said the U.

The U.S. Department of Defense and United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday both denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that claimed the Trump administration is considering withdrawing about 4,