President Joe Biden will freeze the withdrawal of US troops from American bases in Berlin in his latest reversal of a decision made by Donald Trump during his tumultuous four-year stint in the White House.
Biden "will announce that Secretary Austin will lead a global force posture review and during the pendency of that review will freeze any troop redeployments from Germany," said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday
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Update #1: Biden Halts Trump-Ordered US Troops Cuts in Germany -- US News and World Report/AP Update #2: Biden Freezes Trump’s Withdrawal of 12,000 Troops From Germany -- NYTimes
WNU Editor: President Biden is signaling to Germany that contrary to former President Trump's demand that Germany meets their promised commitments on defense spending, the Biden administration will have a more lenient approach towards this issue.
