By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-hosts-joint-news-conference-with-poland-president Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Poland’s president proposes permanent American base called Fort Trump Politics Updated on Sep 18, 2018 3:18 PM EDT — Published on Sep 18, 2018 12:56 PM EDT Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, is telling President Donald Trump that he’d like the U.S. to create a permanent American base in Poland that would be named Fort Trump. Trump says that he’s considering the idea and that Poland has offered more than $2 billion to the U.S. to pay for such an effort. The comments came at a joint White House press conference by the leaders Tuesday. Trump says they agreed to bolster defense, energy and commercial ties. And he says the alliance between the two countries has “never been stronger.” Poland has been pressing for the 3,000 U.S. troops now deployed in Poland on a rotating basis to be upgraded to a larger, permanent presence as it faces Russia’s increased military activity in the region. By — Associated Press Associated Press
Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, is telling President Donald Trump that he’d like the U.S. to create a permanent American base in Poland that would be named Fort Trump. Trump says that he’s considering the idea and that Poland has offered more than $2 billion to the U.S. to pay for such an effort. The comments came at a joint White House press conference by the leaders Tuesday. Trump says they agreed to bolster defense, energy and commercial ties. And he says the alliance between the two countries has “never been stronger.” Poland has been pressing for the 3,000 U.S. troops now deployed in Poland on a rotating basis to be upgraded to a larger, permanent presence as it faces Russia’s increased military activity in the region.