Trump pledges not to pull US troops out of Poland

United States President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to keep American troops in Poland, adding he could even increase their numbers.

“We’ll put more there if they want,” Trump told journalists at a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. “They’ll be staying in Poland.”

Top officials in Trump’s administration have previously warned that U.S. troops could be pulled out of Europe, upending the transatlantic security arrangement.

About 8,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Poland, which borders Russia and is historically one of America’s closest European allies.

Poland is the top spender in NATO as a percentage of GDP, with a defense budget in 2025 of 4.7 percent, something Trump praised Wednesday.

Nawrocki narrowly won Poland’s presidency in early June with the backing of the nationalist Law and Justice party and was endorsed by Trump.

“This is the first time in Polish history … that the Poles are happy that we have foreign soldiers in Poland,” the Polish president joked, adding their cooperation sent an important “signal” to Russia.

“With American soldiers on Polish soil … we are secure,” Nawrocki added.

This story has been updated.