Trump says he wants to halt U.S. trade with Spain after dispute over NATO defense spending

Why did Trump single out Spain?

Reports say Trump focused on Spain because Madrid has refused to commit to NATO's 5% of GDP defense-spending target for 2035, and he argued Spain was not contributing enough to the alliance Fox News,CNBC,Mundo Deportivo.

How has Spain responded?

Spain's government said it was reacting with "calm" and "normality," and said the country continues to have strong social, cultural and economic ties with the United States infobae,infobae,EL PAÍS.

What could limit any U.S. move to cut trade with Spain alone?

Spain and EU officials said trade policy is handled through the European Union, and the European Commission said it expects the U.S. to honor existing commitments with the bloc. Several reports also noted that Spain's EU membership would make a country-specific cutoff difficult to implement infobae,infobae,Investing.com,WEB.DE.