Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain

Tuesday, March 03, 2026

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to cut off all United States trade with Spain after the country refused to open its bases to the American military amid the ongoing Iran conflict.

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Too bad, there's a lot to learn from Spain which has an excellent pension system for retirees, universal healthcare unlike the US, a growing population thanks to immigration, as well as delicious produce, wine, and cuisine.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-03 01:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Free market conservatives will be all in.

#2 | Posted by mattm at 2026-03-03 02:57 PM | Reply

Join us in our moral bankruptcy on the international stage, or else.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-03 03:05 PM | Reply

Probably not something he can legally do, but we all know that's a meaningless caveat these days.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-03 03:37 PM | Reply

Free market conservatives will be all in.
#2 | POSTED BY MATTM

Wouldn't free market conservatives care that Spain is freeloading on NATO, all the while as Cornholio states, splurging on its people.

Why Spain is not meeting NATO spending targets

Snchez leads a fragile minority coalition dependent on left-wing and regional nationalist parties that are skeptical of increased military spending. His Socialist Party governs in partnership with the far-left parties Unidas Podemos and Sumar, and it relies on small Basque and Catalan nationalist parties to maintain a parliamentary majority. These partners view military investment with suspicion, fearing that higher defense budgets would come at the expense of social spending programs.
www.atlanticcouncil.org

Let me guess when Putin comes calling in Europe, Spain will expect the US to abide by its NATO obligations.
It must be nice to be defended by others.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-03 03:58 PM | Reply

Spain will expect the US to abide by its NATO obligations.

#5 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Why in hell would anyone believe that Trump would live up to a NATO obligation?

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-03 04:13 PM | Reply

Jeff the Cock-gargling MAGAT's favorite drone sounds like a mongoloid ate lead paint and huffed PAM non-stop for the last three years.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-03 05:44 PM | Reply