Trump vs. Spain: NATO explodes over defense spending

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At the NATO summit, tensions reached boiling point as President Trump publicly attacked Spain for rejecting his demand to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP. Spain’s defiant approval of only 2.1% is a geopolitical earthquake shaking the alliance. This reflects deep geopolitical and domestic tensions.  #NATOSummit #Trump #Spain #DefenseSpending #NATOCrisis #Geopolitics #TelesurEnglish #USSpainTensions #MilitaryAlliance #Sovereignty #GlobalSouth  These and more stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Spanish government Tuesday for refusing to increase its

00:06defense budget to 5% of its GDP a day before of the NATO summit. The U.S. President declared that

00:12the European nation was a problem following Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's decision

00:18not to participate in NATO's increased defense spending. On the other hand, Sánchez assured

00:24that 2.1% would be enough, an opinion that caused distress among the bloc's member nations.

00:30For his part, Trump said Spain's position was not fair for the rest of the NATO members,

00:37including the United States. According to the head of the Spanish government, a 5% spending

00:42would be irrational, counterproductive, and incompatible with his country's welfare state.

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