European leaders and veterans rebuked the U.S. president after he suggested NATO allies stayed “off the front lines” in Afghanistan.

Trump said he was uncertain whether NATO would support the United States if assistance were ever requested, comments that many European leaders viewed as dismissive of two decades of allied cooperation.

LONDON >> British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Donald Trump’s comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticism from other European officials and veterans.