Angry and embarrassed! Trump threatens retaliation against Spain.
Foreign media reports that because Spain refused to allow the US military to use its bases to strike Iran, on March 3, when meeting with visiting German Chancellor Merkel, Trump criticized "Spain's performance was very bad" and threatened "to cut all trade with Spain. We don't want any relationship with Spain."
Spain has twice refused the United States: first, it refused to increase military spending to 5% of GDP as requested by the US, and second, it refused to provide a base for involvement in the Middle East war, forcing the US military to withdraw 15 aircraft, which completely angered Trump, making him lose face. Trump made a trade threat in front of the German chancellor, aiming to intimidate and warn European countries. Currently, no European country has responded to the US military action against Iran, and Germany has also clearly refused to participate in the war. Trump's move is both retaliation against Spain and forcing European allies to take sides.
This kind of hegemonic threat fully demonstrates the US unilateral mindset of self-importance, and also reveals the deepening rift within the Western alliance. When the US resorts to economic and trade means to coerce allies to serve its strategic interests, it will only make more countries see through its hegemonic nature and accelerate the process of Europe moving towards strategic autonomy.
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