Democrats and Republicans take aim at Pompeo over US troop withdrawal from Germany
by Julian Borger in Washington from on (#56B79)
Secretary of state receives bipartisan grilling, and makes false claim to have fought along East German border as soldier in 1980s
The Trump administration's decision to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany has come under bipartisan attack in the Senate, amid warnings it would disrupt US alliances.
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