In apparent reversal, Trump says he's sending 5,000 troops to Poland

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

May 21, 2026, 10:02 PM


President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland -- appearing to reverse a move announced last week to halt a U.S. Army brigade headed to the U.S. ally in Europe.

In a post on his social media platform on Thursday evening, Trump said the decision to send troops was, in part, because of the 2025 election of Poland's President Karol Nawrocki.

"Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland," Trump said in the post. It is not entirely clear which troops the president is referring to, and it appears to be an about-face from a move announced last week.

Last week, the Pentagon announced that a 4,200-man Army brigade headed to Poland would not be deploying after all, even though the unit's equipment had already arrived and the unit underwent months of training for such a mission. The move would effectively cut American combat power in Poland by nearly half.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/apparent-reversal-trump-sending-5000-troops-poland/story?id=133203231

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[twodogsbarking]

1. Are they American troops?

[multigraincracker]

3. Just call them brown Shirts on the ground.

They will have their own ICE enforcement.

[travelingthrulife]

2. Because the guy he endorsed won. This behavior is so psychotic and yet his

flying monkeys see nothing.

[Farmer-Rick]

4. Are they going to end up fighting for Russia???

Putin needs reinforcement in Ukraine because he's killed off so many of his own and North Korea's military troops. Now the MAGA crowd can die for Putin too.

[Multichromatic]

5. If Trump endorsed Karol Nawrocki... I can only assume he is a fascist dictator.

[republianmushroom]

6. TACO Thursday !

[Bayard]

7. A person could get whiplash,

I am. I'm not. I am. I hope they don't end up on the border as cannon fodder.

[purr-rat beauty]

8. Unless you're a trump zealot

Being a servicemember must be tough on one's rationale for many with the shit their leadership is up to...all the way to the CIC

[maxsolomon]

9. Keep 'em guessing!

Policy Chaos is a deliberate Strategy.

[Lulu KC]

10. As the head spins

My short-term memory is inadequate to follow this presidency. There is absolutely no point in even reading the headlines anymore, and yet, here I am. Thinking, "Now WE are the ones rolling into Poland? What year is this? Where am I?"

[Miguelito Loveless]

11. Dear Poland:

Please carefully check out the soldiers the Child Rapist sends to make sure they are US soldiers, and not vodka-swilling Amerikinskis.