{"id":2626467,"date":"2026-07-08T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-trade-with-spain-at-nato\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:20:11","slug":"trump-threatens-to-cut-off-trade-with-spain-at-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-trade-with-spain-at-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain at NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-threatens-to-cut-off-trade-with-spain-at-nato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626467&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump criticized Spain for refusing to meet NATO&#8217;s requirement that member countries allocate at least 5% of their GDP to defense, considering Spain a &#8220;wasted cause&#8221; and threatening to halt all trade with the country. He condemned Spain for resisting the increase from their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previous 2% defense spending<\/a>, calling it a &#8220;terrible partner&#8221; and stating he wants no further trade or visits, expecting Spain to come back begging. Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with NATO&#8217;s overall performance, blaming its members for failing to meet defense commitments and for their stance on Iran. During the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, he stated the U.S. doesn&#8217;t need Europe&#8217;s help in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">ongoing war<\/a> and suggested that cutting trade with Spain would pressure the country to change its position. The overall tone reflects Trump&#8217;s frustration with European allies&#8217; contributions and their foreign policy decisions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> excoriated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spain\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1864\">Spain<\/a> for refusing to meet <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"603\">NATO\u2019s<\/a> requirement that member nations spend at least 5% of their gross domestic product on defense and threatened to break off all trade with the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpain is a wasted cause,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638798\/michael-cohen-reconcile-trump-yearslong-feud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump after yearslong feud<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636904\/trump-nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-pomp\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump welcomed with pomp and pageantry by Turkey\u2019s Erdogan at NATO<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638561\/trump-disappointment-nato-turkey-loyal-recep-erdogan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump signals disappointment with NATO while touting relationship with Turkey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits,\u201d Trump also said. \u201cOK, we don\u2019t want anything to do. Watch them, watch them come running back, all they\u2019ll come running back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president blasted Spain as a \u201cterrible partner\u201d for rejecting the 5% GDP commitment negotiated during last year\u2019s NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Spain, however, resisted the increase from 2% of each nation\u2019s GDP during the summit last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t have to trade with them,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday, the final day of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. \u201cI don\u2019t want to do any more trade with them, alright?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vanita-gupta-says-she-backs-15-livable-wage-her-family-business-pays-mexicans-1-30-an-hour\/\" title=\"Vanita Gupta Says She Backs  \u2018Livable Wage.\u2019 Her Family Business Pays Mexicans .30 an Hour.\">repeatedly expressed<\/a> that he was \u201cdisappointed with NATO\u201d for not meeting defense dues and the unwillingness of its members to help with Iran. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was among several European leaders who criticized the U.S. for launching the Iran war that began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638561\/trump-disappointment-nato-turkey-loyal-recep-erdogan\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638561\/trump-disappointment-nato-turkey-loyal-recep-erdogan\/\">TRUMP SIGNALS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH NATO WHILE TOUTING RELATIONSHIP WITH TURKEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Trump repeatedly claimed at NATO that the U.S. doesn\u2019t need Europe\u2019s help with the war. He also suggested that cutting off trade with Spain would cause it to bend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s see how hostile they remain when they call up, and they say \u2018Please, please, we want to trade with you, sir\u2019,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blasts Spain over NATO defense spending, threatens trade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2626468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189384824620.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50459,32403,3634],"class_list":["post-2626467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nato-2","tag-trade-war","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189384824620.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626471,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626467\/revisions\/2626471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}