Trump called Spain a "failure," accused it of being "hostile" to NATO, and refused to increase military spending to 5% of GDP. He also expressed "great disappointment" in UK Prime Minister Starmer, believing that the UK refused to cooperate with the Pentagon.
On March 5, Trump announced the termination of US-Spain trade relations, but will continue to use military bases in Spain for operations against Iran.
Spain had previously rejected a NATO proposal in June 2025 to increase military spending to 5% of GDP by 2032, and Prime Minister Sanchez called the move unreasonable and counterproductive.
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