Trump: We're going to cut off all trade with Spain'

"Spain has been very, very uncooperative and so has the U.K. Regarding Spain, he recalled that it is the only country that has not committed to reaching the goal of 5% of GDP in military spending. As for the United Kingdom, he pointed out that London had denied him the use of the joint base on Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago."

"Some of the Europeans, like Spain, has been terrible. In fact, I told Scott [Bessent] to cut off all dealings with Spain. First of all, it all started when every European nation, at my request, paid 5% [of GDP to NATO], which is what they should be doing. And everybody was enthusiastic about it—Germany, everybody—and Spain didn't do it."

"Spain actually said we can't use their bases. And that's alright we can use their base if we want. We can just fly in and use it. Nobody's going to tell us not to use it. But we don't have to. But they were unfriendly, so I told them we didn't want to."

President Trump expressed strong disapproval of Spain's government for blocking U.S. military base usage for flights related to operations against Iran. Speaking in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz present, Trump labeled Spain a terrible ally and directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to eliminate all trade relationships with the country. Trump highlighted Spain's failure to commit to NATO's 5% GDP military spending goal, noting it remained the only NATO member unwilling to meet this threshold. He also criticized the United Kingdom for denying access to the Diego Garcia base in the Chagos Archipelago. Trump asserted that despite Spain's refusal, the U.S. could use Spanish bases if necessary, but chose not to given Spain's perceived unfriendliness.

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