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Trump wants to cut ties with Spain

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Newest development Jul 9, 2026 · 2 reportsCan Trump 'Cut Off All Trade' With Spain? Here's What Experts Say

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    Trump wants to cut ties with Spain

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    Can Trump 'Cut Off All Trade' With Spain? Here's What Experts Say

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  1. Just the News

    Trump calls to cut off trade with Spain: 'Wasted cause' (opens Just the News)

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    Trump has repeatedly criticized Spain over its refusal to raise its defense spending, a longstanding goal he has pushed for every member of the bloc.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Lili Bayer, Andrew Gray and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, irking another NATO ally Denmark.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Trump says at NATO summit he has ordered cutoff of US trade with Spain (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday at a NATO summit he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible partner" in the alliance.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ANKARA/MADRID, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalatingtensions over defence spending and the Iran war, despite European Union rules requiring trade negotiations to be conducted as a single bloc.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible partner" in NATO.

  6. New York Post

    Trump threatens to cut off trade, tourism with Spain (opens New York Post)

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    ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off “all trade” and tourism with Spain — citing Madrid’s refusal to boost military spending and its restrictions on US military operations during the Iran war. “Spain is a wasted cause.

  7. Newsweek

    Trump Calls Spain 'Terrible Partner,' Threatens to Cut Off All Trade (opens Newsweek)

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    President Donald Trump has said that he does not want "anything to do with Spain" at the NATO summit in Turkey.

  8. Fox News

    Trump demands end to trade with key US ally, calls it a 'wasted cause' (opens Fox News)

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    Trump called Spain a "wasted cause" at the NATO summit and demanded an end to all trade after the ally rejected the 5% defense spending target.

  9. Revolver News

  10. Washington Times

    Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain, calling them a 'terrible partner' to NATO (opens Washington Times)

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    President Trump began the second day of the NATO summit on Wednesday by threatening to cut off trade with Spain over its lackluster defense spending and refusal to cooperate on Iran.

  11. The Hill

    Trump calls to cut off all US trade with Spain (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump lashed out at Spain early Wednesday during remarks from the NATO summit, urging the U.S. to cut off all trade with the European country over what he called a lack of contributions to defense spending. “Spain is a wasted cause.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Trump claims he wants to end all trade with Spain over NATO dues: ‘Wasted cause’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump excoriated Spain for refusing to meet NATO’s 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.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Trump threatens Spain trade, demands US take over Greenland at NATO summit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The US president described Spain as a 'terrible partner' over its actions during the US-Israel war on Iran.

  14. The Western Journal

    Trump Orders Scott Bessent to 'Cut Off All Trade' With 'Hostile' NATO Member (opens The Western Journal)

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    President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States will halt all trade with Spain. During the Iran conflict, Spain would not allow the U.S. to launch missions against Iran […]

  15. UPI

    Trump urges cutting off all trade with Spain at NATO summit (opens UPI)

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    President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the NATO summit in Turkey that he wants to cut off all trade with Spain, calling it a "wasted cause."

  16. The Times of Israel

    Trump lashes out at allies at NATO summit, orders trade halt with ‘wasted cause’ Spain (opens The Times of Israel)

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    US president complains pact's members didn't help in war with Iran, says he still wants to take Greenland, declares Madrid 'hopeless'

  17. ABC News

    Trump calls for US to cut off trade with Spain over NATO funding, Iran (opens ABC News)

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    Spain remains the only NATO member uncommitted to 5% GDP defense spending.

  18. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Threatens to Stop Trade With Spain, Calls It a ‘Wasted Cause’ (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    President Donald Trump threatened to end trade with Spain for refusing to commit to the NATO's new defense spending target.

  19. Time

    Trump Orders U.S. to Cut All Trade With Spain as Feud Escalates at NATO Summit (opens Time)

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    “We don't have to trade with them. I don't want to do any more trade with them," the President said.

  20. The National Pulse

    Trump Calls for End to Trade With and Visits to ‘Terrible’ Spain. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    President Donald J. Trump criticized Spain's NATO contributions and called for an end to all U.S. trade and official visits with the country during the NATO summit in Turkey.

  21. RedState

  22. Breitbart News

    Trump Cuts Off All Trade With 'Terrible NATO Partner' Spain (opens Breitbart News)

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    Trump instructed Scott Bessent to immediately halt trade with Spain over their flagrant disregard for the NATO alliance.

  23. Objectivist

  24. Latin Times

    Trump Orders End to U.S. Trade With Spain After Madrid Rejects NATO Spending Target: 'A Terrible Partner' (opens Latin Times)

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    Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sought to downplay the dispute saying he had a cordial conversation with Trump in which the two briefly discussed football and golf

  25. France 24

    Trump says will 'cut off all trade with Spain' over NATO contribution row (opens France 24)

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    US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to halt all trade with Spain amid a bitter row over Madrid's defence spending and failure to help Washington with the Iran war. "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore," Trump said as he arrived at a NATO summ…

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