Policy expert explains why withdrawing troops from Germany could be start of dangerous trend

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he might pull even more U.S. military troops out of Germany. That threat came one day after he ordered the Pentagon to withdraw some 5,000 service members from the country.

Germany’s defense minister responded by saying: Europeans “must assume more responsibility for our security.”

Poland’s prime minister condemned the “ongoing disintegration” of the Transatlantic alliance.

The move has rattled Europe with worries that this is the beginning of what some have called a disastrous trend.

Garret Martin, co-director of the Transatlantic Policy Center at American University, joined us on The Morning Show to share some perspective and agreed, it might be the start of a dangerous trend.