The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Wednesday that he wants to make Spain "pay" economically for its reluctance to increase military spending, at the end of the NATO summit in The Hague.

"It is the only country that refuses" to reach 5% of GDP in security spending by 2035. "I find that terrible," he said, adding that the Spanish economy "can be completely destroyed." "We will negotiate a trade agreement with Spain. We will force them to pay double," he stated, at a time when the European Union is negotiating with the United States to avoid tariffs.