Trump vows deeper Germany troop cuts as his own party revolts

President Trump is vowing to pull far more American troops from Germany than the 5,000 already announced — and his own party isn’t happy about it.

“We’re going to cut way down. And we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000,” Mr. Trump told reporters Saturday in Florida, days after the Pentagon confirmed the initial reduction.

The blowback from Capitol Hill was swift. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama — the Republican chairmen of both armed services committees — said they were “very concerned” by the decision and warned it risks “sending the wrong signal” to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Meanwhile, Mr. Trump suggested the U.S. could resume strikes on Iran, posting on Truth Social that Tehran has “not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity.”

The two countries remain in a fragile, open-ended ceasefire. Attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz continued over the weekend, with a cargo vessel struck by multiple small craft.

Senior Democrats piled on Sunday. “The regime in Tehran is probably more hostile and fanatical than the one that we replaced,” said Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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