Trump’s ‘America First’ Tensions Exposed as Defense Secretary Ends Asia Trip
- U.S.-South Korea talks over surge in troop funding break down
- Denuclearization talks with North Korea remain stalled
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The tension between bolstering U.S. alliances while pursuing an “America First” foreign policy tripped up Defense Secretary Mark Esper on a tour through Asia -- while still leaving the Pentagon chief exposed to Washington politics thousands of miles away.