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Trump threatens to pull troops from Germany. Why Europe isn’t panicking.

President Donald Trump’s attempts to punish criticism, like that from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seem to be delivering diminishing returns in Europe.

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Trump threatens to pull troops from Germany. Why Europe isn’t panicking.President Donald Trump’s attempts to punish criticism, like that from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seem to be delivering diminishing returns in Europe.
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