Who?
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Ask a Pol asks:
What have you made of the pushback from NATO allies — like forbidding US troops from accessing their military bases — on President Donald Trump’s and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war with Iran?
Key Marshall:
“World War II is over with. The Marshall Plan is over with,” Sen. Roger Marshall says. “It’s time for Europe to put some jeans on, take their skirts off, maybe put some boots on and help the rest of the world out.”
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Caught Our Ear:
“I’ve given up on Europe helping us years ago,” Marshall tells us.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Roger Marshall (3-12-2026)
SCENE: Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo and a small gaggle of congressional reporters interview Sen. Roger Marshall as he’s walking back to his office after voting on the US Senate floor.
Sen. Roger Marshall: “I’ve given up on Europe helping us years ago.
“They’re all talk, you know. They told us they would get to 2% of GDP and they never did — half of them never did — now they’re promising 5%. They’re all talk.
“You know, the — World War II is over with. The Marshall Plan is over with. It’s time for Europe to put some jeans on, take their skirts off, maybe put some boots on and help the rest of the world out.”
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