The Democratic Party positively evaluated President Lee Jae-myung's statement that he "expresses respect" for US President Trump's decision to reduce the Korea-US joint military exercises, arguing that the People Power Party's criticism is "inciting security anxiety." The Democratic Party supported the president's efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula and criticized the People Power Party for using security for political purposes. In addition, Jin Seong-jun, chairman of the National Defense Committee, and Kim Byeong-ju, secretary general of the National Defense Committee, expressed their position that North Korea's nuclear possession should never be tolerated.
