But other European countries have also reacted sharply to his comments discounting what NATO troops did in Afghanistan, with French President Emmanuel Macron the latest to comment Saturday. Trump had claimed NATO sent “some troops” but “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines”, in an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday. He also repeated his suggestion that the alliance would not come to the aid of the United States if asked to do so. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “Denmark has always stood by the United States, and we have shown up in crisis zones around the world when the United States asked us to,” said a statement from the association.

Source: Punch January 24, 2026 18:26 UTC