Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles has robustly defended her nation’s dedication to NATO following remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting Spain’s expulsion from the alliance due to insufficient military expenditure. Trump’s comments, made during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office, labeled Spain as a ‘laggard’ and urged NATO members to pressure the country to increase its defense budget. Trump even suggested that Spain might be ousted from the alliance, citing its failure to meet the agreed-upon spending target of 5% of GDP.
Trump blasts Spain for being NATO’s spending ‘laggard.’ Madrid replies that it is a ‘loyal’ ally
