{"id":5364,"date":"2026-05-02T13:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5364"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:07:55","slug":"trumps-us-troop-withdrawal-was-expected-according-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5364","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s US troop withdrawal was expected, according to Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Trump didn&#8217;t take the \u2018humiliation\u2019 comments lightly<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Following US President Donald Trump\u2019s statements on Friday that the US would withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Nato ally Germany in the next six to 12 months, Germany has said that such a move was expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to Boris Pistorius, the German defence minister, the US withdrawing troops from Europe, after the Pentagon announced it would pull thousands of American soldiers from Germany, was \u201cforeseeable\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cIt was foreseeable that the US would withdraw troops from Europe, including Germany\u201d, the German minister said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The US-German cooperation was vital &#8220;for peace and security in Europe, for Ukraine, and for joint deterrence\u201d, Pistorius said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He added that Europeans must take greater responsibility for their own security, and that in this regard, Germany was \u201con the right track\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Meanwhile, Nato has echoed those remarks on Saturday, adding that it was \u201cworking\u201d with Washington to understand the reason for the troop reduction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>How the row between Trump&#8217;s administration and Germany started<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Trump\u2019s decision to cut US troops comes amid rising tensions after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump lashed out at Merz over his criticism, saying that the German leader \u201cdoesn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s talking about\u201d and calling him \u201ctotally ineffective.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Trump also announced an increase in tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union on Friday, which is a move that will hit Germany hardest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The number of American troops currently in Germany<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In Germany, the US currently has more forces than anywhere else in Europe, dating from the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>At the time of writing, in the country there are some 36,000 US soldiers stationed, in addition to around 13,000 Air Force personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The number includes personnel at Ramstein in southwestern Germany, which is known as America\u2019s largest air force base overseas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Trumps #troop #withdrawal #expected #Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump didn&#8217;t take the \u2018humiliation\u2019 comments lightly Following US President Donald Trump\u2019s statements on Friday that the US would withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Nato ally Germany in the next six to 12 months, Germany has said that such a move was expected. 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