This week Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly cancelled two US military deployments to Europe and ordered the removal of other personnel from the continent, according to two defense officials, in a series of moves meant to reduce the number of US troops following criticism by President Donald Trump about support from European allies.

Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from White House in Washington, April 1, 2026. Doug Mills/The New York Times/AP By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer Donald Trump has long questioned the value of the United States’ military and security ...

President Donald Trump has long disdained the European Union. In his first term, he frequently railed against the bloc, describing it as a “foe” and “worse than China.” In his second term, Trump’s attitude has morphed into outright hatred.

US allies in Europe anticipate that President Donald Trump will withdraw more forces from the continent after he announced he would pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, people familiar with the matter said.

Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union by accusing those countries of violating a trade deal.

The walls that once kept Chinese electric vehicles out of the western economies are quickly developing some major cracks. That’s made the U.S. auto industry and lawmakers nervou

'The Trump administration needs to fight back and end this one-sided regulatory assault on US businesses', Loomer wrote on X