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‘Humiliated’ Trump Taking Toy Soldiers Home in Epic Tantrum
May 2, 2026
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Jonathan Ernst / REUTERSA peevish President Donald Trump is yanking 5,000 U.S. soldiers from NATO ally Germany amid increasing fractures with Europe over the president’s war in Iran.The Pentagon announced the move Friday after Trump, 79, threatened on Truth Social two days earlier to pull troops when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Iranians were “humiliating” the U.S.
Merz also said he was stumped by Trump’s exit strategy.A senior Pentagon official told Reuters that Merz’s comments were “inappropriate and unhelpful,” adding: “The president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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