During the morning of this Wednesday, July 8, the president of the United States, donald trumpshook the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Ankara, Türkiyewith criticism of its allies, especially for not supporting the war in the Middle East against Iran. “I’m not happy,” added the Republican.
“I am not happy with NATO for what they did with Greenlandand I am not happy with NATO because they did not want to help us with the main state sponsor of the terrorismwhich is Iran. “They were not willing to help us,” added the 80-year-old American president, who particularly criticized the Government of Spain.
“Spain is a lost cause. We don’t want more business deal with the Spanish,” commented the New York magnate, given that the Spanish Government has never wanted to adapt its military spending and investment to the claims of President Donald Trump and even closed the door to using facilities in its territory for offensive against Iran.
However, the US president’s attacks date back to the The Hague Summitheld in the Netherlands in June of 2025when the leaders of the Atlantic Alliance agreed to move towards a defense investment goal of 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2035, but Spain distanced itself from the commitment.
Trump disappointed with NATO
“I was very disappointed in NATO. We didn’t need any help and, in a way, I was testing them. I was testing to see if they would be there or not, because I have said for a long time that we help them, but I am not sure that they would be there for us,” said the president of the White House to journalists.
Faced with this scenario, US President Donald Trump insisted that the Government of Spain “he behaved very badly” for not supporting him in his offensive against Iran, but highlighted the “tremendous unity” during the summit of leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), held in Ankara, Türkiye.
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“Spain behaved very badly, although later Italy behaved well, and almost all countries have been well. They only had one bad time. They didn’t help us; “Although we didn’t need the help, we could have wanted it,” Trump added, thereby lowering the tone of the criticism he had launched the day before against his European allies.
“I can only say that the main word that comes out of today’s summit is unification. Never I have seen nothing like it. Each of those countries loves us and loves each other. That was a tremendous unification“added the president, who spoke like this in a press conference when asked about his reviews to Spain and other allies.
Pedro Sánchez claims Spain’s good role in NATO
Given the circumstances, the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sanchezvindicated the Spanish role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and assured that his country occupies seventh place in the ranking of the allies that comply with the proposed objectives, despite criticism from Trump, who calls him a terrible ally.
After the meeting of the heads of Government, Pedro Sánchez defended that his country complies with the commitments acquired both in investment as in the modernization of NATO’s deterrence capabilities. “Spain has come to this summit satisfied and determined to continue providing support iron to his allies,” the president concluded.
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