Trump offers more US troops to Poland’s new nationalist president
US president welcomes Karol Nawrocki to the White House with a military flyover and an offer to boost US military presence
US President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to send more troops to Poland as he welcomed the country’s new nationalist president Karol Nawrocki to the White House with a military flyover.
Trump also hinted at taking stronger action against Russia if it fails to end its war with Ukraine, which has put Nato ally Poland on edge since Moscow’s invasion in 2022.
Nawrocki, a conservative historian and fervent Trump supporter, visited the White House during Poland’s election campaign and is now making his first foreign trip as president.
Trump gave him a warm welcome - including an offer to boost the US military footprint in Poland, where around 8,000 US troops are currently reinforcing Nato’s eastern flank, according to US media.
“We’ll put more there if they want,” Trump, 79, said after shaking hands with Nawrocki, 42, in the Oval Office. “We’re with Poland all the way and we’ll help Poland protect itself.”