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Trump’s threat to withdraw troops from Germany unlikely to be acted on for now
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House on March 3.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- Donald Trump threatened to reduce US troops in Germany following German Chancellor Merz's criticism of his Iran war strategy.
- Mr Merz initially backed the US on Iran but later criticised Trump's strategy, drawing praise then dismissal from Trump.
- Trump's troop withdrawal threats heighten European concerns about enduring US security commitment, though operational needs and Congress may complicate immediate changes.
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BRUSSELS – Senior German officials have declined to comment on US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is considering pulling out some of the American troops stationed in Germany.
“The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time,” Mr Trump wrote in an April 29 post on Truth Social, his preferred social media platform.
