Donald Trump claimed removing US troops from South Korea was "not on the table" yesterday but conceded he would "like to save the money" in the future.
The comments come ahead of his landmark meeting with Kim Jong-un – the first between a US president and a North Korean leader.
America has maintained a military presence on the peninsula since the Korean War ended in 1953 without a peace treaty.
North Korea has long sought the removal of US troops as one of its condition for denuclearisation.
Mr Trump said yesterday that Kim had not asked for the troops to be removed, suggesting the leader has relaxing his demands as he turns to diplomacy after a year of escalating tensions.
The plans were reported by the New York Times on Thursday night, citing several people briefed on the deliberations.
However on Friday morning John Bolton, Mr Trump’s new national security adviser, dismissed the report.
"The New York Times story is utter nonsense," he said. "The President has not asked the Pentagon to provide options for reducing American forces stationed in South Korea."
South Korea said on Wednesday the issue of US troops stationed in the South was unrelated to any future peace treaty with North Korea and that American forces should stay even if such an agreement is signed.
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