Trump Calls Out Spain for Falling Short on NATO Defense Spending: A Wake-Up Call for European Allies

President Donald Trump has once again put the spotlight on Spain’s troubling reluctance to fully support NATO’s collective defense goals. Speaking at a White House event, Trump made it clear he expects Spain to boost its defense budget to 5% of GDP by 2035 — a significant jump from the current 2% benchmark and well beyond what Madrid has publicly committed to. Trump pointedly criticized Spain as the only NATO member trying to hold back from matching the alliance's new defense spending target agreed upon at the recent Hague summit. "Spain did not accept it, but they will, of course...