>>> Brabus Partners With AB Yachts for First Luxury Yacht Debut at Monaco Show
"Billions and billions of dollars, too much, because it's unfair, because we're protecting them, so we protect them, but they're not there for us."
Specific complaints were directed at Madrid due to its defense budget choices. "Spain doesn't agree to anything, and you shouldn't carry them," Trump said.
He suggested halting trade relations with Spain during an exchange with his treasury secretary. "I don't want to do any trade with them, alright?"
he said. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent immediately acknowledged the president's directive: "Yes, sir."
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sought to defuse the tension by explaining air force permissions and highlighting a past Arctic defense agreement, calling the issues "isolated cases."
Rutte commended Trump for motivating allies to elevate their defense spending targets by 2035.
"You did what [President Dwight] Eisenhower tried to do," he said, calling the defense budget alignment a major achievement for the administration.
"It's your win." Trump reacted positively to the secretary general's praise before returning to discussions regarding Iran.
"That's why I like him," Trump said.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded firmly regarding the status of the autonomous territory, stating "every inch" and dismissing any possibility of transferring ownership of the island.
"Of course not for sale," she said.
Spanish officials maintained a composed stance regarding the trade threats from the US administration.
>>> Erdogan Urges NATO Allies to End Defence Cooperation Restrictions
"Our country maintains an excellent social, cultural and economic relationship with the US, and we have no intention of changing that," said Spanish government sources.
