Trump threatens Germany with US troop reduction after Merz’s Iran war criticism – Europe live
US president’s statement follows comments by German chancellor that the US was being ‘humiliated’ in conflict US president Donald Trump threatened to reduce the number of troops deployed in Germany last night, after chancellor Friedrich Merz said this week that the US was being “humilitated” by Iran. Trump said the US was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time.” “The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich
German chancellor stresses links with US and Nato during army visit without directly responding to president’s overnight comments
The Commission was also asked about yesterday’s meeting of Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar.
But we didn’t get much more than what we saw in yesterday’s social media posts from Magyar and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.
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- Trump threatens Germany with US troop reduction after Merz’s Iran war criticism – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Apr 30, 2026, 10:21 AM
- Merz calls for a ‘a reliable transatlantic partnership’ after Trump threatens Germany with US troop reduction – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Apr 30, 2026, 1:35 PM
- Trump launches fresh attack on Merz after threatening US troop reduction in Germany – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Apr 30, 2026, 3:01 PM
- Trump launches fresh attack on Merz after threatening US troop reduction in Germany – as it happenedGuardian - World
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