How did Moon Jae-In respond when the Trump administration sought a large increase in South Korea’s contribution for U.S. troops?

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When the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that Seoul more than quadruple its financial contribution toward the cost of maintaining the U.S. military presence in the country, South Korean President Moon Jae-In rejected the request.

Although the South Korean public generally supported the alliance between the two nations, Moon viewed such a massive concession as political poison. Consequently, he rebuffed the Trump administration's demand and ultimately negotiated a funding increase of less than 10 percent.12