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A New Brunswick veteran said the U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments downplaying the role of NATO troops in Afghanistan were “beyond belief.”
U.S. president told Fox News NATO soldiers served in Afghanistan but ‘a little off the front lines’
Jordan Gill · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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Comments not the first time Trump has made controversal comments about military and soldiers. (Allison Robbert/Getty Images)
New Brunswick veterans are fuming at comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump questioning North American Treaty Organization forces conduct in battle.
In an interview with Fox News on Jan. 22, Trump said NATO forces who served alongside American troops in Afghanistan did so “a little off the front lines.”
Ken Stannix, who served with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, for 32 years, was angry when he heard Trump’s comments. His son, Chris, was one of 158 Canadian Armed Forces members killed in Afghanistan.
“When I first heard his comments, you probably couldn’t repeat the thoughts that I had in my head,” said Stannix,
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