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🇺🇸🇩🇪 Chancellor Merz called Trump's Iran policy "humiliating" and now he's getting the bill. Trump just threatened to review and reduce the 35,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany, more than a fifth of all American forces deployed overseas. Merz is already backpedaling, claiming he has a great relationship with Trump. That's what happens when you take a shot at Trump's foreign policy and miss.
Trump, after having a 90 min phone call with Putin, puts out a truth social that he is considering withdrawing all troops from Germany. Something sinister is going on between them. It’s time for “concerned” Republicans to speak out
Trump: Today Is the Day You Pick a Side! Whose side are you on? Russia or NATO? Walk up to a camera. Look into the lens. Say it out loud. NATO or Russia. That is the entire question, and there is no space between those two answers where you get to hide. Thirty-one sovereign nations that have housed your troops, shared your intelligence, bought your weapons and bled alongside your soldiers for decades are now sitting with genuine, serious doubt about where your loyalty actually sits. You did that. You earned that doubt entirely on your own. So here is what we need: say that Russia is an adversary of the West. On camera. Without winking. Without a “but.” Just say it like a man who means it. Because if the answer is not clear, unambiguous and convincing, NATO should do the only rational thing: remove the United States from the alliance. As self-preservation. Keeping a potentially compromised actor inside the most sensitive military alliance on earth is a security catastrophe waiting to happen. This is a red line. And we are standing on it right now. Macron: get in front of that camera. Look straight into it. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. Merz: same camera, same question. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. Meloni, Starmer, Tusk, Sanchez, Frederiksen, Støre, Kristersson, Stubb, Mitsotakis, Montenegro, Fiala, Golob, Plenovic, Rama, Nauseda, Rinkevics, Karis, Frieden, Spajic, Mickoski. All of you. One by one. Camera on. Eyes forward. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. We are not in a grey zone. NATO no longer knows whether the man in the Oval Office is a partner or a liability. Intelligence services across the continent are already restricting what they share with Washington. The question hanging over every classified briefing, every military operation, every strategic plan is this: does this end up on Putin’s desk by morning? If Trump’s answer is Russia, and his behaviour suggests it is, then NATO’s most sensitive secrets are not secrets at all. They are gifts. Every troop position, every contingency plan, every back-channel communication becomes material that could be passed to Moscow by a man who is compromised sits at the top of the Western alliance. That is the logical conclusion of what we are watching in real time. NATO to Trump: Answer the F. question! Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1
@kajakallas WAR WARNING: “No Return to Normal with Russia” – EU Draws the Line! In a powerful statement from Kuressaare, Estonia, Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative, delivers a stark message on Europe’s security future. Speaking at the Nordic-Baltic Eight Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Kallas warns that there can be no return to “business as usual” with Russia — even after the war in Ukraine ends. She highlights growing global tensions, from instability in the Middle East to disruptions in trade and energy flows, while stressing that freedom of navigation remains non-negotiable. On Ukraine, the message is firm: Europe will continue to provide financial, military, and political support until Russia’s aggression fails. With EU loans and sanctions already in place, Kallas underlines that Russia’s war is leading nowhere. She also warns of escalating hybrid threats — from cyberattacks to disinformation — and calls for stronger European defense, increased spending, and greater readiness to deter future aggression. 👉 Is Europe entering a new era of confrontation? Watch the full speech to understand the stakes. “Deterrence Must Be Credible”: Kallas Calls for Stronger EU Defense & Support for Ukraine! #KajaKallas #Russia #Ukraine #Defense #Geopolitics #NATO #Security #HybridWar #EuropeanUnion #BreakingNews #eudebates
The continued attacks on NATO allies are counterproductive. The comments hurt Americans. I commanded the huge Ramstein AB in Germany. The two big airfields in Germany give us great access in three continents. We are shooting ourselves in our own feet.
Trump, just hours after talking to Putin, says the US is considering the withdrawal of some troops from Germany.
President Trump threatens possible troop reduction in Germany amid feud with chancellor rsbnetwork.com/news/president…
Trump: Today Is the Day You Pick a Side! Whose side are you on? Russia or NATO? Walk up to a camera. Look into the lens. Say it out loud. NATO or Russia. That is the entire question, and there is no space between those two answers where you get to hide. Thirty-one sovereign nations that have housed your troops, shared your intelligence, bought your weapons and bled alongside your soldiers for decades are now sitting with genuine, serious doubt about where your loyalty actually sits. You did that. You earned that doubt entirely on your own. So here is what we need: say that Russia is an adversary of the West. On camera. Without winking. Without a “but.” Just say it like a man who means it. Because if the answer is not clear, unambiguous and convincing, NATO should do the only rational thing: remove the United States from the alliance. As self-preservation. Keeping a potentially compromised actor inside the most sensitive military alliance on earth is a security catastrophe waiting to happen. This is a red line. And we are standing on it right now. Macron: get in front of that camera. Look straight into it. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. Merz: same camera, same question. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. Meloni, Starmer, Tusk, Sanchez, Frederiksen, Støre, Kristersson, Stubb, Mitsotakis, Montenegro, Fiala, Golob, Plenovic, Rama, Nauseda, Rinkevics, Karis, Frieden, Spajic, Mickoski. All of you. One by one. Camera on. Eyes forward. Trump. Which side? Russia or NATO. We are not in a grey zone. NATO no longer knows whether the man in the Oval Office is a partner or a liability. Intelligence services across the continent are already restricting what they share with Washington. The question hanging over every classified briefing, every military operation, every strategic plan is this: does this end up on Putin’s desk by morning? If Trump’s answer is Russia, and his behaviour suggests it is, then NATO’s most sensitive secrets are not secrets at all. They are gifts. Every troop position, every contingency plan, every back-channel communication becomes material that could be passed to Moscow by a man who is compromised sits at the top of the Western alliance. That is the logical conclusion of what we are watching in real time. NATO to Trump: Answer the F. question! Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1
