U.S. President Trump moves 12,000 troops out of Germany

The United States Government says it will take about 6,400 forces home from Germany and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe. According to United States President, Donald Trump, Germany is ‘delinquent’ on defense. Trump said Germany failed to spend more of its budget on its military.

Trump said: “We’re reducing the force because they’re not paying their bills. It’s very simple. They’re delinquent. “We spend a lot of money on Germany, they take advantage of us on trade and they take advantage on the military, so we’re reducing the force. “They’re there to protect Europe, they’re there to protect Germany, and Germany is supposed to pay for it. We don’t want to be responsible anymore.”

Currently, the U.S. has about 47,000 troops and civilian personnel in Germany, spread out across a number of bases, headquarters and smaller installations. Most of the 36,000 on active duty are in a handful of larger Army and Air Force bases including Ramstein Air Base, a hub in the region. There also are 2,600 National Guard and Reserve forces in Germany and almost 12,000 civilians working for the services or the Defense Department.