Donald Trump has, over the past 48 hours, said that he is considering withdrawing American troops stationed in Germany, Italy and Spain, amid mounting tensions with European nations over their criticism of his handling of the war with Iran.Earlier in the week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the US was being “humiliated” by Iran in the ongoing war, adding the Trump administration had “no truly convincing strategy” to bring the conflict to an end.Speaking to students in the German town of Marsberg on Monday, Merz said: “It is costing us a great deal of money. This conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic output”.On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Merz “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!”The next day, Trump followed up with another Truth Social post: “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”.When Trump was asked on Thursday if he would also consider pulling US troops out of Italy and Spain, two countries similarly critical of the Iran war, he said: “Probably … Look, why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible”.Reuters reported on April 10, citing an unnamed senior White House official, that Trump had dis …
