Weak NATO allies may pay a price for failing to help the US.
US President Donald J. Trump has made new threats against NATO ‘allies’ Germany, Italy, and Spain, warning he may soon reduce the American military presence there, as the feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Prime Ministers Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sánchez over the war against Iran.
The US is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders as President Trump struggles to negotiate an end to the war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday (translation via AP) https://t.co/x4hz7GQJ56 pic.twitter.com/cDr1bQ3Ec9
— Bloomberg (@business) April 27, 2026
IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump FIRES BACK at German Chancellor Merz by threatening to WITHDRAW a swath of US troops from the country
Merz sounded off and said Trump is being “humiliated” by Iran
The Chancellor is now FRANTIC, trying to soft-walk his comments and saying he… pic.twitter.com/bY5GrNvrcS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 30, 2026
Associated Press reported:
“Trump made the threat after Merz earlier this week said that the U.S. was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership and criticized Washington’s lack of strategy in the war. Trump has also repeatedly railed against NATO for the alliance’s refusal to assist the U.S. in its two-month-old war.
‘The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time’, Trump said in a social media post.”
“The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country,… pic.twitter.com/gsFqO4qrSh
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 30, 2026
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 30, 2026
The US has several major military facilities in Germany, including the headquarters for European and Africa Command, as well as Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
“On Tuesday, [Trump] wrote: ‘The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!’ Trump added that it was no surprise ‘that Germany is doing so poorly, both economically and in other respects!’”
BREAKING: President Trump says he’ll consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain after hinting he may do so with Germany.
“Why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible.”
“When we needed them, they were not there.”
“We didn’t need… pic.twitter.com/t5TM08uL1H
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 30, 2026
Reuters reported:
“President Donald Trump on Thursday said “probably” when asked whether he would consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain, a day after announcing that Washington was looking at reducing the number of military personnel in Germany.
[…] An internal Pentagon email, reported by Reuters last week, outlined options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance.”
Asked if he would also consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain, Trump said, ‘Probably’. Since ‘Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible’.
“The U.S. had just over 68,000 active-duty military personnel assigned permanently in its overseas bases in Europe as of December 2025, data from the U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center shows. More than half – about 36,400 – are based in Germany.”
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