Trump says Spain should be 'thrown out' of Nato over low defence spend

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "We had one laggard, it was Spain," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
47% : " In June, the 32-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organisation agreed to massively boost defence spending over the next decade under pressure from Trump, who at the time threatened to punish Madrid on trade for resisting the new target of five percent of GDP.
47% : READ ALSO: Trump threatens to double tariffs on Spain amid Nato spending clash The US president - who has repeatedly suggested Washington could withhold protection from European countries unwilling to spend more on defence - rammed through the commitment to spend five percent of their GDPs on security-related spending in a move seen as key to keeping him engaged with Nato.

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