President Trump Confirms That Thousands Of US Troops Will Be Departing From Germany

Daily Mail: Donald Trump says thousands of U.S. troops will move from Germany to Poland as he attacks Angela Merkel's government for 'not paying' for NATO

* President Trump said Wednesday at a press conference with the Polish president that he was open to sending U.S. troops stationed in Germany to Poland
* 'Some will be coming home and some will be going to other places, but Poland would be one of those other places,' Trump said
* Trump wants to pull American forces out of Germany who he accuses of not spending enough money on NATO, but buying Russian oil
* 'You're spending billions of dollars to Russia, then we're supposed to defend you from Russia,' he said in the Rose Garden
* Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in advance of his country's election, where like Trump, Duda has been rallying his conservative base

President Trump said Wednesday at a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda that he was open to sending U.S. troops stationed in Germany to Poland.

'We're going to be reducing our forces in Germany. Some will be coming home and some will be going to other places, but Poland would be one of those other places,' Trump said in the White House Rose Garden.

Trump wants to take thousands of U.S. forces out of Germany because he says the United States bears too much of a financial burden for the deployment and criticizes the government in Berlin for buying Russian energy.

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WNU Editor: Germany is saying this withdrawal will be sending the wrong message to the Kremlin .... German defense minister responds to US plans for a troop drawdown (Atlantic Council). This is the same Germany that has not kept its promises on NATO/defense spending for years, and is now expanding trade and the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to Germany.

More News On President Trump Confirming That Thousands Of US Troops Will Be Departing From Germany

Trump confirms plan to slash U.S. troop presence in Germany; some ‘probably’ will relocate to Poland -- Washington Post
Trump says US 'probably' will move troops from Germany to Poland, slams Berlin for owing 'lot of money' to NATO -- ABC News
Trump Says He Will Move Some U.S. Troops To Poland From Germany -- NPR
Trump signals US will move troops from Germany to Poland-- The Hill
Logistical hurdles could slow U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany -- Military Times/AP

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