Nato, Afghanistan and Donald Trump
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Prince Harry and the British Prime Minister slammed Trump over his comments.
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Rod Stewart Demands 'Draft Dodger' Trump Apologize to UK Troops After Afghanistan Criticism | Video
Sir Rod Stewart ripped into Donald Trump for suggesting that U.K. troops avoided the front lines during the war in Afghanistan. "I may just be a humble rock star, but I'm also a Knight of the realm and I have my opinions,
President Trump said that NATO soldiers stayed “a little off the front lines” during the conflict. In Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the war, the response was swift.
Separately, Trump sparked outcry in the United Kingdom after saying in a Fox Business interview that NATO troops "stayed a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry criticized Trump for downplaying NATO allies’ role in Afghanistan, citing shared sacrifice and the war’s human cost.
President Donald Trump’s inaccurate belittling of the British role in Afghanistan recalled previous occasions when he has insulted injured or fallen soldiers.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward off threats from Russia and China.