(From L) Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and NATO Leaders participate in a working session during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off trade with Spain and insisted he still wanted Greenland, as NATO leaders met for their summit in Ankara.
“I’m very upset with NATO,” he told reporters as he met alliance chief Mark Rutte ahead of the main summit session.
“I’m not happy with NATO because of what they did with Greenland, and I’m not happy with NATO because of the fact that they didn’t want to help us with the number one state sponsor of terror, that’s Iran.”
Trump singled out Spain for particular criticism calling it a “terrible partner in NATO”.
