Trump Says Spain Is a 'Disaster' as a NATO Partner
Trump renewed threats to cut trade with Spain after Madrid refused to allow U.S. use of its bases for the Iran offensive.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump attacked Spain's NATO participation and reluctance to assist in the war against Iran, calling the country "a horror show" and "terrible" during a White House meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
- Tensions stem from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's foreign policy stances on Palestine and Iran, alongside the Socialists' refusal to increase defense spending to 5 percent of the country's GDP.
- Trump threatened to sever trade relations with Spain for refusing to cede the Rota and Morón military bases in Andalusia for potential use in the Iran offensive.
- Presenting charts showing increased European defense spending, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attempted to smooth over tensions, asserting that European support for the conflict remained an "isolated incident."
- Beyond Spain, the president expressed broad disappointment with Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom over NATO obligations, while Italy continues to negotiate base access on a case-by-case basis.
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Trump calls Spain 'a horror show' for not helping with Iran War
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched another round of insults at Spain over its Nato participation and reluctance to help American troops in the war against Iran, this time calling the country “a horror show” and “terrible”.
The President of the United States has again attacked Spain in a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO
The US President, Donald Trump, today accused Spain of being a disaster as a partner of NATO, while the Secretary-General of the alliance, Mark Rutte, defended that it is an isolated case in the logistical support in the war with Iran. Spain is a disaster. Spain is terrible, even from his point of view, he frowned on Rutte, during a meeting in the White House Oval Room, open to journalists. The US Head of State referred to the refusal of the Spa…
If it weren’t for Mark Rutte, Donald Trump would have already broken with NATO. The U.S. president recalled his anger at the Atlantic Alliance allies for refusing to provide the help that the U.S. asked them at the start of the Iran war. “If there had been another person in that position (the NATO Secretary General’s), we wouldn’t even be having this meeting today, to be honest with them, because we were disappointed,” he told reporters during h…
The president has also expressed himself against other countries such as Italy or France, cases that the NATO Secretary General has described as "isolated." More information: "Democracy can be emptied from within": Sanchez unites the world left to show Trump as a threat
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