Trump says US plans to withdraw "a lot further" than 5,000 troops from Germany

US President Donald Trump has said the United States plans to withdraw "a lot further" than 5,000 troops from Germany.

Source: Trump's remarks to journalists in South Florida, as cited by CNN

Quote: "We're going to cut way down and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000."

Details: Trump's comments came nearly a day after the Pentagon announced that the US would withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six to twelve months.

Background:

• Earlier, Trump threatened to reduce the number of US troops in Germany.
• His statements about the possible reduction of American troops in Germany stunned Pentagon officials.
• After that, Trump said he was considering withdrawing US military personnel from Italy and Spain because those countries refused to support the US-Israeli war against Iran.

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