• What Happened: President Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain Tuesday after socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez refused to allow the US to use jointly operated military bases at Rota and Morón for strikes against Iran, with Trump directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all dealings with Madrid.
  • Why It Matters: Spain has been a consistent thorn in America's side under Sánchez, refusing to meet NATO's 5% GDP defense spending target, blocking weapons shipments to Israel during the Gaza war, and now actively opposing US military operations against Iran while the US relocates 15 aircraft out of Spanish bases.
  • Bottom Line: Trump put it plainly: "Spain has absolutely nothing that we need other than great people. They have great people, but they don't have great leadership."

Spain picked a side. It wasn't ours.

President Trump dropped the hammer on socialist Spain Tuesday after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez refused to allow American forces to use jointly operated military bases in southern Spain for operations against Iran. Speaking in the Oval Office during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump announced the consequences.

"Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain," Trump said, referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain."

The move comes after Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced Monday that Madrid would not permit the US to use the Rota and Morón bases, which American forces have operated jointly with Spain since the 1950s, in any strikes not covered by the United Nations charter. The US wasted no time responding, relocating 15 aircraft including refueling tankers out of those bases.

Sánchez, Europe's last major progressive leader standing, has been one of the loudest critics of the US and Israeli strikes against Iran, calling the attacks "unjustifiable" and demanding "immediate de-escalation." That kind of language might play well at a UN cocktail party. It doesn't fly when American lives and American military strategy are on the line.

Trump made clear he wasn't particularly concerned about what Spain thinks it can withhold. "We could use their bases if we wanted to. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is going to tell us not to use it. But we don't have to."

This isn't the first time Sánchez has spit in America's face. In 2024, he blocked weapons shipments to Israel from docking in Spanish ports. He's also refused to meet NATO's 5% GDP defense spending target despite repeated demands. Alex Soros praised Spain's defiance and called on other European nations to follow suit, which should tell you everything you need to know.

Spain is free to side with the globalists. America is done subsidizing the privilege.