Donald Trump mulls exit from South Korea's free trade deal

Debate comes as the USA & South Korea are working together to try to combat threat from the North

Amid a growing nuclear threat from North Korea, President Donald Trump is considering pulling out of a major trade agreement with South Korea as he tries to fulfill get-tough campaign pledges on international trade. But he has not yet made a final decision, two senior administration officials said on Saturday.

The president’s top economic advisors remain deeply divided over a possible withdrawal from the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, as negotiators from both countries struggle to rewrite the five-year-old deal.

The debate comes as the United States and South Korea are working together to try to combat the threat from the North,