Angry and humiliated! Trump threatens retaliation against Spain.
Foreign media reported that because Spain refused to allow the US military to use its bases to strike Iran, Trump angrily criticized "Spain's performance was very bad" during a meeting with visiting German Chancellor Merkel on March 3, and threatened, "We will cut all trade with Spain. We don't want any relationship with Spain."
Spain has twice refused the United States: first, refusing to increase military spending to 5% of GDP as requested by the US, and second, refusing to provide bases to get involved in the Middle East war, forcing the US to withdraw 15 military aircraft, which completely angered Trump and made him lose face. Trump issued trade threats in front of the German chancellor, aiming to warn and intimidate, warning European countries. Currently, no European country has responded to the US military action against Iran, and Germany has also clearly refused to join the war. Trump's move is both a retaliation against Spain and an attempt to force European allies to take sides.
This kind of hegemonic threat fully reveals the US' unilateral mindset of self-importance, and also exposes the deepening rifts within the Western camp. The US frequently uses economic and trade measures to coerce allies to serve its strategic interests, which only makes more countries see through its hegemonic nature and accelerate Europe's move toward strategic autonomy.
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