GOP chairmen oppose U.S. troop cuts in Romania, worry about further reductions in Europe

By Tony Bertuca / October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees said today they "strongly oppose" the Trump administration's decision to reduce U.S. troop presence in Romania -- the eastern flank of NATO. “Pulling back U.S. forces from NATO’s Eastern flank prematurely, and just weeks after Russian drones violated Romanian airspace, undermines deterrence and risks inviting further Russian aggression,” Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said in a joint statement. A statement from the Romanian Ministry of...

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