Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in Europe
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe.
The Trump administration has said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5,000 troops, and U.S. officials confirmed about 4,000 service members were no longer deploying to Poland. Trump’s social media announcement raises more uncertainty for European allies that have been blindsided by the changes as the administration has complained about NATO members not shouldering enough of the burden of their own defense and failing to do more to support the Iran war.
“Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Trump and the Pentagon have said in recent weeks that they were drawing down at least 5,000 troops in Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership and criticized what he called a lack of strategy in the war.
Trump then told reporters at the beginning of the month that the U.S. would be “cutting a lot further than 5,000.”
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As a European, having US troops in our borders is just as bad as having Russian troops in our borders. Everyone needs to remember that the US has threatened to annex EU territory by force.
And the rate of assault, sexual assault and other shit goes up when there's a US military base in the area
Has he? All I heard was Greenland, which is not EU territory.
They're an autonomous territory under Denmark. Their citizens are EU citizens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
However the territory itself is not part of the EU.
However, and regardless of technicalities, I stand by my original point. US troops are a threat to the EU
The U.S. has a law that allows for an invasion of The Hague if Americans are prosecuted there to the same standard as anyone else.
I'd be more worried that US troops and bases have become very common targets by Iran and proxies thanks to his wreckless and cruel actions in Iran and their responses to it in the middle east on perceived allies and US interests. Having our presence has become a liability in that way and less an asset.
Sure, if Iran wants to commit suicide that way.
Oh no, what's gonna happen, is someone gonna start a war with them?
“Start” would be doing heavy lifting there
Commit suicide? Iran has proven multiple times that it escalates when it is necessary for the survival of the state
Those bases was used to protect Israel. I don't know why you are worried about them.
Did I say what I was worried about or are you knee jerking to have some prescripted argument with your coffee?
Why would you be worried about bases and the host countries allowing them in their territories to be used to protect Israel?
how is this news? stirring confusion is all he does
He doesn't stir it, he emulsifies it
not confusion but brown sludge.
Hope Poland's support systems are prepared for the sudden increase in sexual assault rates.
This idiot has no idea what he's doing from one moment to the next. He just blurts stuff from his propaganda-addled brain, and immediately forgets it.
He probably remembers saying something about 5000 troops and Poland, but not whether he wanted to send them, or take them. He would know if he had any sort of strategic concept he was working, but there is literally nothing behind it except he was just thinking out loud one day, and the media was listening.
He couldn't find Poland on a map.
I'd be surprised if he can point out the USA on a map of the usa.
He can't. He's beyond lost. The ultra scum that continue to prop him up are laughing more & more with each stupid thing he says/does.
Poland just needs to ask about it on taco tuesday.
I doubt (seriously, not hyperbole) that Trump hardly ever remembers what he said or did the day before. He's just following prompts he's hearing.
You mean the one you hated while you were fervently supporting Orban?
Uh huh
He was proud to endorse that Polish guy. I wonder if he was "honoured to" as well.