Trump’s NATO remarks spark European outrage over Afghanistan sacrifices

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President Trump said the U.S. had “never needed” its NATO allies and claimed allied troops were “a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan, prompting swift condemnation from European leaders, veterans and families of the fallen who say the alliance and its sacrifices deserve respect and unity rather than dismissal.
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