{"id":2604450,"date":"2026-05-19T11:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poland-presses-trump-on-canceled-us-deployment-we-will-get-answers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:31:48","slug":"poland-presses-trump-on-canceled-us-deployment-we-will-get-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poland-presses-trump-on-canceled-us-deployment-we-will-get-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland presses Trump on canceled US deployment: &#8216;We will get answers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoland-presses-trump-on-canceled-us-deployment-we-will-get-answers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Poland says it still needs answers about why President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the scheduled deployment of thousands of U.S. troops too the country, which would reduce American force levels in Europe to nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-chemical-giant-basf-to-close-factories-without-cheap-russian-gas\/\" title=\"German Chemical Giant BASF to Close Factories Without Cheap Russian Gas\">pre-2022 levels<\/a>. Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski says he will press the Trump administration for an explanation, pointing to Trump\u2019s earlier promise to maintain U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-days-in-january-all-living-former-secretaries-of-defense-warn-trump-over-election-fight\/\" title=\"Seven Days in January? All Living Former Secretaries of Defense Warn Trump Over Election Fight\">armed forces<\/a> in poland.  <\/p>\n<p>Polish officials are meeting in Washington and plan to focus on NATO\u2019s future and U.S.-Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defense cooperation<\/a>, while also emphasizing that Poland is a key U.S. ally. The U.S. confirmed it canceled the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (\u201cBlack Jack\u201d) rotation-part of Operation Atlantic Resolve-sparking controversy in the U.S. Congress and confusion in Poland. Polish leaders argue any reorganization should not come at the expense of the United states\u2019 largest European ally and note Poland\u2019s meaningful investments in U.S. military equipment and purchases.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Poland said questions remain about why President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> canceled the deployment of thousands of U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\">troops<\/a> to the European country. <\/p>\n<p>In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/poland-seeks-answers-after-pentagon-scraps-planned-us-armored-brigade-rotation\">an interview<\/a> published Tuesday, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said he plans to press the Trump administration on why the Pentagon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4567723\/us-army-deployment-4000-soldiers-poland\/\">canceled the deployment<\/a> of more than 4,000 Army troops, a move that reduced American military levels in Europe to near pre-2022 levels. The previous day, Polish deputy prime minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz warned that the reorganization \u201ccannot be made at the cost of the biggest ally of the United States in Europe.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4574044\/pentagon-inspector-general-review-strikes-suspected-drug-boats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pentagon inspector general to review US strikes on suspected drug boats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4573877\/watch-live-admiral-brad-cooper-testifies-house-armed-services-committee\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Adm. Brad Cooper testifies before the House Armed Services Committee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4572754\/cuban-president-warns-bloodbath-us-attacks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuban president warns of \u2018bloodbath\u2019 if US attacks as tension rises<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe will ask questions, and I guess that we will get answers,\u201d Zalewski told Fox News Digital. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cWe remember that President Trump, directly talking with President Nawrodski, president of Poland, declared that the U.S. will maintain its armed forces in our country and the number of armed forces,\u201d he added, pointing to Trump\u2019s promise in September that \u201cwe\u2019ll be staying in Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zalewski and others in the Polish delegation are holding meetings in Washington this week. Despite concerns over the halted troop rotation, he stressed that Poland remains a \u201cmodel ally\u201d to the U.S. and that his delegation will focus on the future structure of NATO and defense cooperation between the U.S. and Europe during talks in the coming days. <\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\">U.S. military<\/a> confirmed last Wednesday that it canceled the deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, also known as the \u201cBlack Jack\u201d brigade, based at Fort Hood, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a>. The unit had been preparing for a nine-month rotation to Poland as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\">NATO<\/a> mission that expanded following Russia\u2019s invasion of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-go-to-confession-apologize-for-public-masturbator\/\" title=\"Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence confess and apologize for public indecency.\">decision sparked controversy<\/a> across the board, with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4570395\/rogers-frustrated-canceled-poland-deployment-europe\/\">telling the Pentagon<\/a> he was \u201cnot happy\u201d with the development.\u00a0Polish officials echoed the sentiment, saying they were confused by the move due to the country\u2019s close alliance with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4568654\/us-troop-presence-europe-reduction-trump\/\"><strong>EUROPE LOOKS TO UNDERSTAND PENTAGON TROOP RESTRUCTURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that there is a reorganization of the American military presence in Europe,\u201d Kosiniak-Kamysz said during a ceremony in eastern Poland on Monday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/05\/19\/polish-officials-vent-worries-over-scrapped-us-troop-deployment\/\">according to <\/a>Defense News. \u201cBut this reorganization cannot be made at the cost of the biggest ally of the United States in Europe. We invest around 15,000 dollars every year for the deployment of each [U.S. soldier], which distinguishes us from other European countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Poland has] also great, strategic purchases in the United States,\u201d he added, referring to Poland\u2019s numerous U.S. weapon purchases in past years. \u201cIt is difficult to find in the world, not only in Europe, a second country that has invested so heavily in purchases of the best American gear for its own needs\u2026More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-historic-investment-heres-whats-in-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-package\/\" title=\"A \u2018Historic Investment\u2019: Here\u2019s What\u2019s In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package\">fifty billion dollars<\/a> is the sum of the purchases that we are implementing in the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland questions why Trump canceled deployment of over 4,000 U.S. troops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2604451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25318562910506.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3817,50459,11622,3634,79936],"class_list":["post-2604450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomacy","tag-nato-2","tag-poland","tag-trump","tag-us-deployment-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25318562910506.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604450\/revisions\/2604454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}