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A pair of Republican congressmen are voicing their frustrations with the Pentagon’s communication following a decision not to send thousands of U.S. troops to Poland.<\/p>

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In a post to X on Thursday, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell said, quoting acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez, “The decision to withdraw troops follows a comprehensive, multilayered process that incorporates perspectives from key leaders in EUCOM and across the chain of command. This was not an unexpected, last-minute decision, and it would be false to report it as such.\u201d<\/p>

In response, Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska called it “baloney.”<\/p>

“For starters Poland was not notified,” Bacon said on X Friday. “Senior leaders contacted me yesterday saying they were blindsided. And\u2026 I\u2019ve learned EUCOM did NOT say there was minimal risk by cancelling the deployment. This was a foolish and embarrassing course of events.”<\/p>

When reached for comment about the Republican pushback, the Pentagon on Friday sent Newsweek<\/em> Valdez’s previous statement.<\/p>

What To Know<\/h2>

During a House Armed Service Committee meeting on Friday with Army officials, Bacon said, \u201cI just want to say this is a slap in the face to Poland; it\u2019s a slap in the face to our Baltic friends,” according to Politico, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s a slap to the face of this committee.\u201d<\/p>

Armed Services Chair\u00a0Mike Rogers, GOP representative from Alabama, said during the hearing: \u201cWe don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on here, but I can just tell you we\u2019re not happy with what\u2019s being talked about, particularly since there\u2019s been no statutory consultation with us,\u201d Politico also reported.<\/p>

Representative\u00a0Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican also said, \u201cThese are major decisions that appear to many of the members of this committee to be last-minute decisions,” according to Punchbowl News reporter Briana Reilly on X.<\/p>

Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of International Relations at the City College of New York, told Newsweek <\/em>in an email on Friday night: “My view, which I\u2019ve stated in writing more than once, is that the Europeans should use their considerable economic and technological resources to drastically reduce their decades-long dependence on American military protection. That will not be easy,\u00a0but for the first time since the formation of NATO, Europe is taking major steps to gain more autonomy in defense. That is the larger issue here: the rest is the usual noise of our incessant news cycle.”<\/p>

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US Troops En Route to Poland Halted<\/h2>

More than 4,000 U.S. troops en route to Europe were stopped amid a scheduled rotation, an official with knowledge of the matter told\u00a0Newsweek<\/em> earlier. <\/p>

The troops, members of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, had already left for the NATO ally from their home base in Texas, the official said.<\/p>

Trump Comments on Pulling Troops <\/h2>

President Donald Trump\u00a0expanded his threat of removing U.S. troops in Europe to Spain and Italy last month, after saying he was reviewing their presence in Germany.<\/p>

The president previously said that the United States was “studying and reviewing” a possible reduction of U.S. troops in\u00a0Germany, and has now opened that up to the other two nations, telling reporters, “Why shouldn’t I?”<\/p>

In a post to Truth Social at the end of last month, Trump said, “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. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”<\/p>

Earlier this month, the Pentagon followed Trump’s remarks and said that over the course of six to 12 months, the U.S. will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, the Associated Press reports. <\/p>

Trump’s remarks come after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u00a0voiced concern over the administration\u2019s handling of Iran and ongoing negotiations tied to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>

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