Brussels 01.05.2026 President Donald Trump said “probably” when asked whether he would consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain, a day after announcing that Washington was looking at reducing the number of military personnel in Germany.
BREAKING: President Trump says he'll consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain after hinting he may do so with Germany.
"Why shouldn't I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible."
"When we needed them, they were not there."
"We didn't need… pic.twitter.com/t5TM08uL1H
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Trump has harshly criticized NATO allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which was closed to global shipping following the start of a U.S.-Israeli war of agression against Iran on February 28. He has also said that he is considering withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Allliance.
Reporter: You talked about possibly moving out some troops from Germany. Would you consider the same thing for Spain and Italy?
Trump: Yeah, probably. Why shouldn’t I?
Italy has not been of any help to us, and Spain has been horrible—absolutely horrible. pic.twitter.com/cPslNXPu04
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