US EditionTrump 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.
Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5 percent and calling the move disrespectful to NATO. “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t raise their number up to 5 percent... so I’m not happy with Spain,” Trump told
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
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