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Explainer-Can Trump pull thousands of US troops out of Germany?

Al Monitor 2026/05/07 19:37

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced that he will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as a rift over the Iran war widens between the Republican's administration and NATO allies and other partners in Europe.

Can the U.S. president decide on his own to downsize the decades-long U.S. presence in Germany?

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