Trump says US will look at reducing number of troops in Germany after clash with Merz

NewsWorldEuropeTrump says US will look at reducing number of troops in Germany after clash with MerzHis statement follows German chancellor Friedrich Merz criticising his ongoing war in IranHolly Evans Wednesday 29 April 2026 23:51 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967672","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-germany-us-troops-merz-nato-b2967672.html","title":"Trump says US will look at reducing number of troops in Germany after clash with Merz"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-67933","index":0}Trump has said he is considering reducing US troops in Germany in a spat with Friedrich Merz (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regS...