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Trump pulls troops out of Germany after Chancellor Merz said mean things
| Paralegal Marandi | 05/02/26 |
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Date: May 2nd, 2026 1:20 PM Author: Paralegal Marandi (Death, death to the IDF!) Lol at this softbatch sensitive litle man
President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, escalating his clash with Berlin and NATO allies over their reluctance to support the war in Iran, officials said Friday.
The Pentagon has previously said that its longer-term goal is to have Europe take the lead on its own conventional defense and to gradually reduce the American military presence on the continent.
But the timing of the administration’s announcement took European nations and even some U.S. military officials by surprise, according to people familiar with some of the planning.
It came days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Trump’s handling of the war in Iran, saying that Iran’s leadership was “humiliating” the U.S. and that he didn’t see a U.S. exit strategy. A senior U.S. defense official said the comments were inappropriate and unhelpful, and that Trump “is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks.” |