Washington, Nov 21, 2019, SPA -- The United States on Thursday denied a South Korean news report that it was considering withdrawing up to 4,000 troops from South Korea if it does not pay more for maintaining a U.S. contingent. There is absolutely no truth to the report that the U.S. Department of Defense is currently considering removing any troops from the Korean Peninsula, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. --SPA 20:16 LOCAL TIME 17:16 GMT 0034 www.spa.gov.sa/w1214740