{"id":992,"date":"2025-10-11T14:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=992"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:49:24","slug":"spanish-official-brushes-off-trumps-nato-expulsion-remarks-we-are-not-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/spanish-official-brushes-off-trumps-nato-expulsion-remarks-we-are-not-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish official brushes off Trump\u2019s NATO expulsion remarks: \u2018We are not worried\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles on Friday said the nation is \u201cnot worried\u201d about removal from the NATO alliance<\/a>, despite quips from President Trump about the country being the lowest defense spender.<\/p>\n

“We are not worried,” Robles told reporters in Madrid according to The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She added later, \u201cI believe that President Trump must know that Spain is one of the committed and loyal (NATO) allies.\u201d <\/p>\n

However, her comments ring hollow in comparison to the president\u2019s remarks from the Oval Office on Thursday alongside Finnish President Alexander Stubb.<\/p>\n

Trump described Spain<\/a> as a \u201claggard\u201d after the nation contributed 1.3 percent of its GDP to defense spending last year as other member countries delved out at least 2 percent.<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u201cYou people are going to have to start speaking to Spain,\u201d Trump said, per the AP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to call them and find why they are a laggard. They have no excuse not to do this, but that\u2019s all right. Maybe you should throw them out of NATO, frankly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In June, Spain secured an exemption<\/a> from an increased defense spending goal<\/a> set at 5 percent of GDP by 2035 citing financial concerns.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCommitting to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive, as it would move Spain further away from optimal spending and would hinder the EU\u2019s ongoing efforts to strengthen its security and defense ecosystem,\u201d Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez <\/a>wrote in a letter<\/a> to NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the legitimate right of every government to decide whether or not they are willing to make those sacrifices. As a sovereign Ally, we choose not to,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Following Spain\u2019s decision, NATO provided wiggle room<\/a> for member nations facing similar apprehension. <\/p>\n

The alliance agreed to a review of spending, set for 2029, to monitor progress and reassess Russia\u2019s security threat, given its ongoing war in Ukraine and overt threats to alliance members should they interfere<\/a> in the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Spain\u2019s terrible what they\u2019ve done. No, I do. They\u2019re the only country that won\u2019t pay the full \u2014 they want to stay at 2 percent,\u201d Trump said in June during a press conference<\/a> amid the NATO summit at The Hague.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He later added, \u201cI do like Spain, by the way. I think it\u2019s unfair that they\u2019re not paying.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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