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German Nationalist Party Praises Trump Withdrawal of U.S. Troops, Says it Aligns With Their Program
he far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party celebrated President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw some 12,000 U.S. troops from Germany Thursday, saying it welcomed the move but adding that frosty relations with Washington D.C. is cause for concern.

The Pentagon and Defense Secretary Mark Esper have claimed the drawdown is being conducted for strategic reasons, but Trump has been clear that the move is to punish Germany for failing to meet its NATO commitment to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense—an issue that has colored Trump's relationship with Chancellor Angela Merkel throughout his time in office.

AfD told Newsweek Thursday that its co-party leader Tino Chrupalla has welcomed the troop withdrawal as "the implementation of our election program, our party program."


The far right party has called for American troops to leave the country, along with U.S. nuclear weapons deployed to bases in Germany. Such a move, Chrupalla said, "even makes Europe a bit more peaceful."
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