Trump says U.S. may cut the number of American troops in Germany

President Trump said Wednesday he is considering reducing the number of U.S. forces in Germany, amid a spat with Germany's chancellor and the NATO alliance over Iran. 

"The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time," he wrote on Truth Social. 

The president has grown increasingly frustrated with the U.S.'s allies in Europe, which have sought to keep their distance from the U.S.-Iran war. He has threatened to leave NATO, calling the alliance a "paper tiger" for not entering the war. A 2023 law prevents the president from withdrawing the U.S. from NATO without approval from Congress.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appeared to draw Mr. Trump's ire after he criticized the U.S.'s handling of the war earlier this week, saying "the Americans clearly have no strategy" on Iran and suggesting the U.S. is being "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators.

On Tuesday, Mr. Trump wrote on social media that Merz "thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon" and "doesn't know what he's talking about."