(CNN) Sen. John McCain implicitly criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday for "parroting" North Korean and Chinese rhetoric about US-South Korean joint military exercises following the summit between Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un earlier this week.

"Parroting Chinese and North Korean propaganda by saying joint exercises are 'provocative' undermines our security and alliances," the Arizona Republican said in a statement.

McCain's statement did not specifically mention Trump in relation to the word "provocative," but Trump had used the words "provocative" and "war games" to describe the joint military exercises at a press conference in Singapore.

McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, further criticized the decision to suspend the joint military exercises.

"Suspending US-South Korea joint military exercises is a mistake," McCain said. "Making unnecessary and unreciprocated concessions is not in our interests -- and it is a bad negotiating tactic."

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