According to a report on July 30 from a South Korean newspaper, Washington has requested that the government in Seoul pay $5 billion next year for the continued presence of its armed forces on South Korean soil. This would be more than a fivefold increase from 2019, when Seoul paid $879 million.
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If Trump wins in 2020, he will pull US troops out of South Korea
Officials in Seoul laughed at his request for $5 billion to keep army presence
