Trump announces 5,000 additional troops for Poland — one week after canceling a 4,000-troop deployment, deepening confusion over U.S. policy in Europe
President Trump announced on May 22, 2026 that the U.S. would send 5,000 additional troops to Poland — citing the election of right-wing President Karol Nawrocki, whom Trump had endorsed. The announcement reversed a Pentagon cancellation of a 4,000-troop deployment just one week earlier and contradicted weeks of statements about reducing the U.S. military footprint in Europe, deepening confusion among NATO allies.
