US EditionTrump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending
Trump criticized Spain as the only NATO member not committing to 5% GDP defense spending and threatened tariffs and possible expulsion from the alliance.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain because of its refusal to raise defence spending to 5%, calling it disrespectful to NATO.
- As the 32-member alliance raised its target, NATO agreed to boost defence spending to five percent of GDP, with Spain as the only member not committing.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured an exemption to 2.1% spending as Spain was NATO's lowest relative spender last year, and Madrid says it offsets this with troop contributions to Nato missions.
- Trump's expulsion suggestion prompted Madrid to respond on Friday that Spain is a committed and full member of NATO, after he said in the Oval Office, `We had one laggard, it was Spain.'
- Citing Russia's 2022 invasion, Nato members argue the previous two per cent of GDP target is insufficient, while President Donald Trump has pushed allies to increase defence spending and questioned aid for under-spenders.
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The US president warned about the possibility of imposing tariffs on Spanish products because the Iberian country has not adopted the 5% of GDP target to rearrange the Atlantic alliance.
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Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Spain Over NATO Defense Spending Shortfall
U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 14 threatened tariffs against Spain over Madrid’s refusal to boost defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in line with other NATO allies. “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 during a bilateral meeting over lunch with Argentinian President Javier Mil…
The second vice president and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, has warned US President Donald Trump this Wednesday that the tariffs that he threatens to impose in Spain for not reaching 5% of GDP with defense spending can end up being "very expensive to Americans."This Tuesday the US president slipped the idea of imposing tariffs on Spain for discrepancies with Spanish defense spending, and Yolanda Díaz has addressed himself directly to him this…
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