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US Considers Sending 2,000 More US Troops to Poland

Steve Herman

   THE WHITE HOUSE - A permanent placement of 2,000 additional U.S.
   military personnel in Poland is under consideration, according to
   President Donald Trump.

   "We would be moving them from another location," said Trump on
   Wednesday, suggesting the troops would be shifted from Germany.

   Trump ruled out boosting the overall number of American forces in
   Europe.

   "We're talking about it," Trump said in the Oval Office alongside
   Polish President Andrzej Duda. "A lot of money is going to be spent on
   a facility, a military facility."

   "We haven't totally made up a decision," added Trump.

   Poland has pledged to contribute at least $2 billion to place permanent
   U.S. forces and assets in the country to deter any possible Russian
   aggression.

   Duda has previously suggested calling the facility "Fort Trump," in
   honor of the U.S. president. Other Polish officials say that is
   expected to be a symbolic, not official, name for the military
   facility.

   "That's all I need -- Fort Trump. You people would have a field day
   with that," responded the U.S. president to a reporter's question about
   the facility, which Trump said would be "world class."

   Trump is also hailing Poland's decision to purchase "32 or 35" of the
   latest model of the F-35 fighter jet from the United States.

   Duda is to have an opportunity to visually inspect the planes on
   Wednesday -- but at a distance.

   "They're going to put on a very small show for us," said Trump.

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