On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
retired Navy Rear Admiral and senior fellow at FDD
2 things Mark Montgomery said, verbatim, on August 19, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“I think it's very inappropriate for the president to try to transactionally place South Korea in extremis for their failure to support Iranian -- operations in Iran.”
on Trump punishing South Korea over its refusal to join Iran operations
PBS NewsHour South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to allies ›
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“he's really trying to work with the other team and not with his allies and partners in South Korea and Japan”
PBS NewsHour South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to allies ›
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