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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,805 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:25 AM 10 hrs ago

Trump says he doesn't want anything to do with Spain: 'Cut off all trade'

Last edited Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:31 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: CNBC

Trump says he doesn’t want anything to do with Spain: ‘Cut off all trade’

PUBLISHED WED, JUL 8 2026 4:16 AM EDT UPDATED 24 MIN AGO
Elsa Ohlen

KEY POINTS
* President Trump slammed Spain for not contributing enough to NATO or spending enough on defense.
* It marks the latest development in Trump’s row with Spain over its defense spending.
* “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate. They don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain,” Trump said at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey.

President Donald Trump has slammed Spain for not contributing enough to NATO, as he attended the defense alliance summit in Turkey.

“Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate. They don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits,” he said at a press conference in Ankara with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

“Don’t even talk to them. They’re hopeless, bad people,” the president said. “There are a couple of others, but in particular Spain,” he added.

{snip}

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/trump-spain-nato-trade-summit.html

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Trump says he doesn't want anything to do with Spain: 'Cut off all trade' (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago OP
Very Presidential -misanthroptimist 10 hrs ago #1
What a petulant child he is. Lonestarblue 10 hrs ago #2
Another day, another massive embarrassment to the USA, under this godforsaken piece of shit LymphocyteLover 8 hrs ago #19
I live in Spain now and I can tell you sdfernando 9 hrs ago #3
Yeah? Well see how happy yiz are when there ain't no more McDonalds or Starbucks. 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #15
I could see MyOwnPeace 7 hrs ago #28
Burgers are a big deal here and so is coffee sdfernando 3 hrs ago #43
I am looking forward to the day when the rest of the world decides the same thing. OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #23
Spain Hosted the 2022 NATO Madrid Summit eringer 9 hrs ago #4
"There are a couple of others,..." Hugin 9 hrs ago #5
Ojo Lardass liberalgunwilltravel 9 hrs ago #6
Oh, I know what that means! NT mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago #7
Trump is... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #34
In 2025, Spain spent 2.1% of GDP on defence, more than France, Belgium, Italy, Turkey or Canada muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #8
Trump's insults of course never have anything to do with reality MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #13
Either that or... Trueblue Texan 8 hrs ago #17
Agreed Delphinus 8 hrs ago #22
😬 WTF.... he's delusional.... He thinks he's king of the world.... He's like a petulant child with a loaded gun ashredux 9 hrs ago #9
More like a gun loaded with beebees. ananda 4 hrs ago #37
shithole is pulling us down in the failing economic hole.................. Lovie777 9 hrs ago #10
Off with their heads! 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #11
fat orange imbecile wolfie001 8 hrs ago #12
As I recall they were the first to refuse to let trump use their air fields to attack Iran. Biophilic 8 hrs ago #14
Leader of the Coalition of the Unwilling. 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #16
She said you had a little weenie too yam face. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #18
Spain doesn't care Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #20
Because he can't impose tariffs. no_hypocrisy 8 hrs ago #21
Trump's 90-minute 'beautiful phone call' with Putin just before the NATO meeting might have something to do sop 8 hrs ago #24
I wouldn't be surprised if there are back channel talks WSHazel 7 hrs ago #31
Reparations and Criminal Tribunals could be a major sticking point duckworth969 3 hrs ago #40
End the war first WSHazel 3 hrs ago #42
Of course he doesn't care what anyone else wants mdbl 8 hrs ago #25
Diplomacy by snit dlk 7 hrs ago #26
Good God in Butter he is stark raving mad. Now was this after he threatened a war with Denmark and ... Botany 7 hrs ago #27
A+ for projection KS Toronado 7 hrs ago #29
This is getting worse and worse. We're in deep shit here, people. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #30
Attacking our allies is exactly what Trump would do if he was a Russian agent. Doodley 7 hrs ago #32
It won't be long before all former allies cut ties & isolate us like N Korea Tim S 7 hrs ago #33
I'm sure the feeling is mutual. Ray Bruns 6 hrs ago #35
What an asshole. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #36
Now I want to go to Spain. SidneyR 4 hrs ago #38
We do! /nt sdfernando 2 hrs ago #44
How does this get fixed? SamuelAdams 4 hrs ago #39
Now Spain needs to win the World Cup. iemanja 3 hrs ago #41
How long will all the other nations in the NATO alliance tolerate Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #45
Did they refuse to kiss Donny's oversized stinky ass? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #46
And almost no elected Republicans Progressive dog 2 hrs ago #47

MyOwnPeace

(17,700 posts)
28. I could see
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:16 AM
7 hrs ago

McDonald’s cutting of Spain - after all, the ‘Orange’ is their #1 customer!
And why would they dare offend ‘Dear Leader?’
But Starbucks?
They don’t make Diet Coke……

sdfernando

(6,147 posts)
43. Burgers are a big deal here and so is coffee
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:57 PM
3 hrs ago

burgers are way above "McDonald's" level, fries are so.much better too..m.and don't get me started on the coffee comparison to Starbucks!

OldBaldy1701E

(11,897 posts)
23. I am looking forward to the day when the rest of the world decides the same thing.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:50 AM
8 hrs ago

We tend to think we are the 'be-all' and 'end-all' of the planet.

It is past time that the rest of the planet reminds us that we are part of a bigger picture, and that we are not as awesome as we think we are.

Not even close, actually.

eringer

(567 posts)
4. Spain Hosted the 2022 NATO Madrid Summit
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:28 AM
9 hrs ago

It was quite remarkable and Spain rolled out the red carpet for our last real President, Joe Biden, who attended the conference.

Hugin

(38,138 posts)
5. "There are a couple of others,..."
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:32 AM
9 hrs ago

Basically, all of the NATO countries who don’t speak English… Um, I mean, ‘Murican.



Pathetic.

GiqueCee

(5,214 posts)
34. Trump is...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:15 AM
6 hrs ago

... more accustomed to people puckering up for his patootie! Unless, of course, they're even nastier dictators than he fancies himself to be, then he straps on his kneepads and smears Chapstick on his smackers for an extended makeout session.

muriel_volestrangler

(107,027 posts)
8. In 2025, Spain spent 2.1% of GDP on defence, more than France, Belgium, Italy, Turkey or Canada
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:45 AM
9 hrs ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures

At the 2023 Vilnius Summit, NATO Leaders agreed a renewed Defence Investment Pledge, making an enduring commitment to investing at least 2% of GDP annually in defence and at least 20% of their defence budgets on major equipment, including defence-related research and development. They also affirmed that in many cases, expenditure beyond 2% of GDP will be needed in order to remedy existing shortfalls and meet the requirements across all domains arising from a more contested security order – paving the way for the 2025 commitment to investing 5% of GDP by 2035.

https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment

MadameButterfly

(4,331 posts)
13. Trump's insults of course never have anything to do with reality
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:08 AM
8 hrs ago

He's just upset that someone didn't roll over to make his idea of a deal, or they didn't feed his ego appropriately with praise and gifts.

Trueblue Texan

(4,740 posts)
17. Either that or...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:24 AM
8 hrs ago

...more shit is about to hit the fan about the Epstein files. I'd bet on the latter. Always.

ashredux

(3,000 posts)
9. 😬 WTF.... he's delusional.... He thinks he's king of the world.... He's like a petulant child with a loaded gun
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:46 AM
9 hrs ago

ananda

(35,924 posts)
37. More like a gun loaded with beebees.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:12 AM
4 hrs ago

Europe and other freee world nations
are not afraid of Trump.

Lovie777

(24,687 posts)
10. shithole is pulling us down in the failing economic hole..................
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 06:51 AM
9 hrs ago

cost of living is still on the rise. Healthcare is shot, now some companies/corporations regret firing and or laying off their employees.

Biophilic

(6,841 posts)
14. As I recall they were the first to refuse to let trump use their air fields to attack Iran.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:15 AM
8 hrs ago

Such bad people. They weren’t intimidated by trump.

Prairie Gates

(8,754 posts)
20. Spain doesn't care
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:37 AM
8 hrs ago

Trump is finding out what it means to have exhausted one's leverage.

Other countries are doing the right thing and reducing dependence on the US to the least they can manage (the Canada model). This will, of course, hurt US business and workers above all, but Trump likes to bluster on the stage.

sop

(20,055 posts)
24. Trump's 90-minute 'beautiful phone call' with Putin just before the NATO meeting might have something to do
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:55 AM
8 hrs ago

with all his bellicose insanity.

WSHazel

(973 posts)
31. I wouldn't be surprised if there are back channel talks
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:28 AM
7 hrs ago

Between the EU and Russia. The EU should offer Russia a deal to end war. Conditional membership to the EU based on various free market and political reforms over the next 10 years. Ukraine gets immediate membership to EU.

The big carrot for Russia would be ending NATO. The EU + Canada would reconstitute as a new military alliance. Add Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea.

Russia is in no condition to fight anyone, ever again. The economy is in shambles, the demographics are disastrous, and the military is spent. The Europeans would annihilate the Russian military if it came to that, and the Europeans have nukes. Putin’s own position in Russia is in jeopardy with how badly the war is going, but a conditional membership to the EU would probably protect him. He might take it.

duckworth969

(1,475 posts)
40. Reparations and Criminal Tribunals could be a major sticking point
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:17 PM
3 hrs ago

But I like the way you think 👍🏻

WSHazel

(973 posts)
42. End the war first
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:37 PM
3 hrs ago

Europeans can circle back to those later.

Putin needs an off ramp that does not look like a humiliating defeat. Trump’s odiousness is that off ramp.

mdbl

(9,095 posts)
25. Of course he doesn't care what anyone else wants
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:01 AM
8 hrs ago

Pres Dump always makes me wanna

Must be a symptom of TDS

Botany

(78,393 posts)
27. Good God in Butter he is stark raving mad. Now was this after he threatened a war with Denmark and ...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:08 AM
7 hrs ago

…NATO over Greenland and then blew up the cease fire with Iran in the war he started to distract from Epstein?

“The United States and Spain traded roughly $47 billion in goods in 2025, with the U.S. running a trade surplus. The U.S. exported approximately $26 billion to Spain, while importing about $21 billion. The overall trade in goods and services between the two nations is valued at about $74.5 billion.”

He is nucking futz.

KS Toronado

(24,315 posts)
29. A+ for projection
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:20 AM
7 hrs ago

“Don’t even talk to them. They’re hopeless, bad people,” the president said.

Tim S

(378 posts)
33. It won't be long before all former allies cut ties & isolate us like N Korea
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:43 AM
7 hrs ago

If I were them, I would have done it as soon as Trump started his “flexing” last year on his “Liberation Day”

SamuelAdams

(450 posts)
39. How does this get fixed?
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:28 AM
4 hrs ago

Even if we elect a reasonable Democrat in 2028, why would the world not worry we'll elect another Trump in 2032 or 2036? There is no reason for them to trust us anymore after we elected him twice.

Justice matters.

(10,269 posts)
45. How long will all the other nations in the NATO alliance tolerate
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:29 PM
2 hrs ago

getting endlessly insulted and humiliated by that childish pedophile?

Spain should start the ball rolling and gather with all the other nations in order to withdraw from that bullying idiot's perceived "kingdom of the world" and form a new adult alliance without him in it.

Call it the "ANTIFASCIST ALLIANCE" and adopt the same Charter with the same Article 5 in it.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Progressive dog

(7,654 posts)
47. And almost no elected Republicans
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:57 PM
2 hrs ago

will dare say that his nastiness is unacceptable or even criticize him in any way.
How is it possible that any thinking person could continue to support this poor excuse for a human.

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