A handful of GOP lawmakers called on two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to maintain the United States’ “powerful posture” in Eastern Europe, arguing that a robust American presence is critical to curbing aggression from Russia and other adversaries.
Underscoring the need for “a consistent forward projection of U.S. deterrence,” the lawmakers wrote a letter Tuesday to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging them to make the nation’s bases in Eastern Europe permanent — a step that signatories argued will “increase regional security and bolster our allies and partners.”
“Neither Russia nor China will stop until they have replaced the United States as the number one global hegemon, and a strong forward posture in Eastern Europe will allow us to deter our adversaries early and decisively,” the lawmakers wrote.
