Trump Says He’s Cutting Troops in Germany Over Pipeline and NATO
- U.S. has pushed Germany to abandon Nord Stream 2 project
- Trump renews pressure on Merkel over defense spending
US soldiers at a military training area in Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, on March 4.
Photographer: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump says he’s reducing the number of U.S. troops in Germany because the country doesn’t spend enough on defense and supports a pipeline project with Russia.
Trump spoke Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the first political rally he’s held since the coronavirus pandemic swept across the U.S.