Donald Trump, United States President on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to trade with NATO ally Spain, sharply escalating a dispute over defence spending and Spain’s refusal to support Washington’s military campaign against Iran.
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The order, announced during the NATO summit in Ankara, marked Trump’s strongest move yet against the Spanish government, despite European Union rules that require trade negotiations to be handled collectively rather than by individual member states.
According to Reuters, Trump instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop trade with Spain immediately, reviving tensions that European leaders had hoped to avoid at the summit.
“I don’t want to do any trade with them, alright?” Trump said as he turned to Bessent. “Take it immediately. Don’t even talk to them. They’re hopeless. They’re bad people. They make so much money with us, and we’re going
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