Warning Trump’s Germany troop pullout sends wrong message to Putin
Two top American legislators from Donald Trump's party have slammed the president's move to withdraw 5000 US troops based in Germany, saying it sends the wrong message to Russia.
The Pentagon announced last Friday the troops would be withdrawn, making good Trump's threat after he clashed with the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, over the US war with Iran.
But the decision has been criticised by US Republican politicians Roger Wicker and Mike Rogers, who chair the Senate and House armed services committees respectively.
The Pentagon says it is withdrawing 5000 US troops from Germany. (Photo: US European Command) (Supplied)
The pair suggested that instead of pulling the troops out, they should be deployed further east to deter attacks on Western Europe.
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