Trump meets Venezuela's President Rodríguez amid scaled-back US-South Korea exercise

US President Trump met with Venezuela's President Rodríguez, signaling a potential shift in US-Venezuela relations, while simultaneously scaling back a military exercise with South Korea. The meeting suggests possible policy recalibration toward Caracas, though details and outcomes remain unclear. The reduction in the US-South Korea exercise may reflect changing US force posture in the Indo-Pacific.