Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania
US President Donald Trump responded positively to a question about establishing a permanent base.
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What this story says
- US President Donald Trump stated he will consider establishing a permanent military base in Lithuania.
- Trump made the remarks during a press conference on Monday, responding to a question from a Lithuanian journalist.
- He described the Lithuanian people as "great people" and said he knows many of them.
- The Lithuanian prime minister had previously indicated the country would welcome US service members.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
68/100
Craft
77/100
Hype
28/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would consider establishing a permanent military base in Lithuania. The president made these remarks during a press conference held outside the White House. Trump's comments came in response to a question posed by LRT Washington correspondent Augustinas Šemelis. The Lithuanian prime minister had earlier stated that the country would welcome US service members.
Disagreement on Trump's exact words
While all reports agree that Donald Trump said he would consider establishing a base in Lithuania, the exact phrasing differs. Devdiscourse, reporting from Reuters, states Trump said he will "look at establishing a base in Lithuania." 15min.lt, quoting Clash Report, reports Trump said, "We will certainly look at it. I know so many people in Lithuania. They are great people." Tennessee Star, also citing The Hill, reports Trump said he will "certainly look at" establishing a base and added, "They’re friends of mine; they’re great people, so we’ll certainly look at it. They are great people."
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the Lithuanian prime minister's earlier statement that the country would welcome US service members. The unrated reports from inyheter.no and life.ru also do not include this detail.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 6 Oct 2026, 01:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's statement that he would consider establishing a permanent US military base in Lithuania. Devdiscourse, using a Reuters feed, reported Trump saying he would "look at establishing a base in Lithuania." 15min.lt highlighted Trump's direct quote, "We will certainly look at it. I know so many people in Lithuania. They are great people," in its headline and report. Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija (LRT) also led with Trump's response to their correspondent's question, stating, "We will consider the possibility of establishing a military base in Lithuania."
Right
3 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports highlighted Donald Trump's willingness to consider the proposal for a US military base in Lithuania. Interfax.ru's headline stated, "US Will Consider a Proposal to Establish a Permanent US Base in Lithuania." Tennessee Star reported Trump saying he will "certainly look at" establishing the base and quoted him calling Lithuanians "great people." News-pravda.com's brief report stated, "The United States will consider Lithuania's proposal to establish a permanent American military base on its territory."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania biased?
- Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump will consider US military base in Lithuania?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump say about a US military base in Lithuania?
- US President Donald Trump stated that he would consider establishing a permanent US military base in Lithuania. He made these remarks during a press conference outside the White House on Monday.
- Who asked Donald Trump about the military base in Lithuania?
- The question about establishing a permanent US military base in Lithuania was asked by LRT Washington correspondent Augustinas Šemelis. Trump responded to this question during a press conference.
- What was the Lithuanian prime minister's stance on US service members?
- The Lithuanian prime minister had previously indicated that the country would welcome US service members. This statement was made before President Trump's comments on considering a permanent base.
Read it at the source
10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
3- Trump says he will look at establishing base in Lithuania (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump on US Military Base in Lithuania: "We Will Certainly Consider It" (opens 15min.lt in a new tab)
- Trump Responds to LRT Question: We Will Consider the Possibility of Establishing a Military Base in Lithuania (opens Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija in a new tab)
Right
3- US Will Consider a Proposal to Establish a Permanent US Base in Lithuania (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says He Will ‘Certainly Look at’ Establishing U.S. Military Base in Lithuania (opens Tennessee Star in a new tab)
Tennessee Star — is Tennessee Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States will (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
4- Trump Opens Permanent US Base in Lithuania (opens inyheter.no in a new tab)
inyheter.no — is inyheter.no biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Will Consider Lithuania's Offer to Deploy U.S. Military Base (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- "I Know a Lot of People there." Trump Didn't Rule Out the Deployment of an American Military Base in Lithuania. (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Trump: US Military Base in Lithuania on the Table – Open to Dialogue with Iran (opens thepressroom.gr in a new tab)
thepressroom.gr — is thepressroom.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
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