Donald Trump is pulling 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between the President and Europe.
Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating the US in talks to end the two-month-old war and that he did not see what exit strategy Washington was pursuing.
The President ripped into Merz earlier Friday, saying ‘he’s doing a terrible job and he’s got a big problem with Ukraine, because they’re in that mess.’
A senior Pentagon official,
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