President Donald Trump again criticized Spain in a phone interview Thursday, accusing the European country of being a “loser” and “very hostile to NATO” while reiterating his disappointment in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“We have a lot of winners, but Spain is a loser, and UK has been very disappointing,” Trump told The New York Post. “Very hostile to NATO,” Trump added of Spain, going on to complain about the country not meeting alliance defense spending targets.
“Not a team player, and we’re not going to be a team player with Spain either,” Trump added.
After the president earlier this week threatened Spain with a trade embargo, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US military mission against Iran — an assessment Spain strongly denied.
“With respect to Spain, I think they heard the president’s message yesterday loud and clear, and it’s my understanding, over the past several hours, they’ve agreed to cooperate with the US military,” Leavitt told reporters at a Wednesday White House briefing.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares pushed back in a local radio interview, saying, “Our position has not changed.”
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