Trump, 79, Gives Worrying Excuse for His Troops Reversal

Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS President Donald Trump has offered an eyebrow-raising explanation for reversing course on a planned troop withdrawal from Poland. The 79-year-old president announced Thursday that he would be sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland, marking an abrupt U-turn after the Pentagon scrapped a deployment last week, as the Trump administration seeks to punish NATO allies for not joining in on the president’s war with Iran. Trump said his decision was “based” on the election of Karol Nawrocki, a conservative nationalist and MAGA disciple, as Poland’s president. But Poland elected Nawrocki, 43, in June 2025—almost a year ago—leaving it unclear how that event factored into his about-face. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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