Donald Trump appeared unaware on Wednesday that four U.S. soldiers had gone missing during a NATO training exercise in Lithuania.
When asked by a reporter if he had been briefed on the situation that began to unfurl hours before, the president replied, “No, I haven’t.”
He then moved on to take another question.
this is an absolutely shocking statement from POTUS. Four US troops died in Lithuania, news of it was reported hours ago, and Trump is completely clueless pic.twitter.com/auvOq2TgXg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 26, 2025
The missing soldiers are all from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, which is currently deployed to reinforce NATO amid rising tensions with Russia.
They disappeared during a tactical training exercise in Pabradė, roughly six miles from the border with Belarus, an ally of Russia, according to a statement from the U.S. Army.
The soldiers’ armored Hercules vehicle was found submerged in a body of water within the training area, the Army confirmed.
“The search [for the soldiers] is ongoing,” NATO wrote in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
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