Soldiers participate in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge in Grafenwöhr, Germany on Feb. 11, 2025.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

US to cut troop presence in Germany ‘a lot further than 5,000,’ Trump says – POLITICO

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the Pentagon's withdrawal of American troops from Germany would be much larger than indicated just two days ago.

“We’re going to cut way down. And we're cutting a lot further than 5,000,” Trump told reporters in Florida. The Pentagon announced on Friday that it would withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next year.

Trump's latest comments escalate a dispute with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said last week that Washington was being “humiliated” by Iran.