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Story summary
- President Donald Trump used Truth Social to reverse Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s cancellation, sending 5,000 troops to Poland.
- Hegseth canceled a nine-month, 4,000-troop deployment to Poland.
- Trump said would pull 5,000 troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Iran war.
- Critics note lockstep claim preceded Trump’s March firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and April firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi after praising Noem on Truth Social in January.
