Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending
Trump threatens tariffs and considers expelling Spain from NATO after it refused to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP despite increased Russian threats.
- US President Donald Trump criticized Spain for not increasing its NATO defense spending to 5%, calling it "a very bad thing for NATO."
- During a NATO summit, allies committed to raising investment to 5% of GDP by 2035 for defense.
- Trump expressed disappointment, stating, "I think what Spain did is very unfair to NATO."
- Trump threatened tariffs on Spain, saying, "I think they should be punished for that" regarding their NATO contributions.
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President Donald Trump once again showed his disgust and fatigue with Spain, a country that for the moment has not joined its NATO allies in increasing defense spending, an explicit request from Washington to its European allies since the Republican returned to the White House.]]>
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering imposing tariffs on Spain as punishment for the country's failure to meet NATO's defense spending target.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, declares himself “very unhappy with Spain” and does not bother to measure his words. After pointing out that “it is the only NATO country that will not increase its military spending to 5%,” he has indicated that it is proposed to impose tariffs on Spanish products, a threat with which he had already flirted in June, at the summit of the Atlantic Alliance in The Hague. Continue reading
Trump to Spain: Spend more on defense or face ‘punishment’ tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to slap tariffs on Spain over its lax defense spending, calling Madrid’s refusal to meet a NATO benchmark “unbelievably disrespectful.” “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t raise up their number to 5 percent. Every other country in NATO raised up to 5 percent,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I think what Spain did is a very bad thing for NATO.” He added h…
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