Former President Donald Trump implied that the U.S. could withdraw troops from “wealthy” South Korea if it doesn’t pay more to station them for defense against North Korea, reiterating long-standing grievances as Seoul and Washington expedite defense cost-sharing talks ahead of the American presidential election.

The Republican presidential candidate made the comments in an interview with Time magazine, which released the full transcript of his remarks alongside an article published on Tuesday.

During the interview, Trump stated that U.S. troops are “in a lot of places where we shouldn’t be” and “aren’t in some places where we should be,” discussing