NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly directed the Pentagon to cut the American military footprint in Germany by September.
A memorandum signed recently by White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien stipulates that the American presence in Germany would be reduced by 9,500 troops from the 34,500 there now, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing U.S. government officials. It would also cap the number of U.S. service members in Germany at any one time at 25,000. As things stand, rotational forces can swell the count to well above 50,000.
