Exclusive: Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says

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Source: Reuters

April 9, 2026 2:17 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago


WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, ​upset at NATO allies' failure to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and angry that his plans to acquire Greenland have not advanced, has ‌discussed with advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters on Thursday.

No decision has been made, and the White House has not directed the Pentagon to draw up concrete plans for a troop reduction on the continent, said the official, who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

But the discussions alone underscore how sharply relations ​between Washington and its European NATO allies have deteriorated in recent months. They also suggest that a visit to the White House on Wednesday ​by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte failed to significantly improve transatlantic relations, which are arguably at their lowest point since NATO's 1949 founding.

The ⁠White House has publicly said that Trump has considered withdrawing from the alliance altogether. Removing troops from Europe would allow Trump to dramatically lessen Washington's security commitments ​on the continent, without formally withdrawing, a move that would test constitutional law.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-weighs-pulling-some-us-troops-europe-amid-nato-strains-official-says-2026-04-09/

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1. WW-II was over 80+ years ago.

Why are so many American troops still in Europe? That is a huge expense adding to national debt.

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2. A small price to pay for

keeping the peace in Europe for the last eighty years.

Now we have Orban and Russian military intelligence in Hungary plotting a possible coup if Orban loses the election. Perfect time to pull our troops out, isn't it?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113356222

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3. I wouldn't be surprised if they started talks with

Belarus.

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5. I assume you mean the Russians

Yeah the thought has crossed my mind. Attack Ukraine from Hungary and Belarus too. Then with the middle east war (I call it the Epstein war) and other hot spots, we're looking at WWIII.

All because we have insane idiots running certain parts of the world.

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7. Belarus

had already been hosting Russia troops going back and forth across the border near Chernobyl when Russia was occupying it.

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8. Yeah, if I remember correctly,

they damaged the Chernobyl facility too.

Nice map BTW!

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11. Hungary ??

Do we have money in Treasury to fix Hungarian politics? Have you looked at national debt lately? Do you know how much debt is on heads of each and every American? Can we afford to play world cop with 10 times more debt than any other country? Do you manage your personal finances in this manner?

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14. Isolationism, more often than not is a flawed national policy

Paul Kennedy's 'Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' may provide you with insight and context. A highly recommended book.

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4. Seriously?

Remove those troops and watch how adventurous Russia gets.

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6. Yup

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12. Hahaha Russia can't even win

One war with Ukraine, after 4 years of war. You really think Russia is going to start few more wars with Hungary, Poland, Germany, Netherland?

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15. His intelligence operations against the US and UK

Have been wildly succesfull

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13. Support, deterrence,

managing and responding to regional crises, reassuring allies (those being the objective, cited reasons, devoid of editorial "ifs and buts" ) .

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9. Good god, will no one rid us of this meddlesome beast?

Just drop dead already, ffs!

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10. Trump: Nato allies have days to send warships to reopen Hormuz

Donald Trump demanded that Nato allies send warships to the Strait of Hormuz in a matter of days as he criticised the alliance for its inaction on Iran.

The fragile ceasefire between the US and the Islamic Republic appeared to hold on Thursday, while Israel said it would hold peace negotiations with Lebanon after waves of air strikes killed hundreds of people.

After a meeting with Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary-general, Mr Trump issued a deadline for European capitals to pledge military support for reopening the key trade route within days.

The US president said Nato had been “very disappointing”, and only acted when pressure was applied.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-nato-allies-days-send-192859768.html

Not your personal army Donny. Why don't you take your chickenhawk ass down there and reopen them?