United States President Donald Trump renewed his demands for Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, while praising unity among members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the NATO summit in Turkiye.
He demanded that the United States take control of the Arctic island, describing it as “a big deal for us”, and claimed its control was for global protection.
Referring to the incident in World War II, when Denmark asked the United States to protect the island while it fought Nazi Germany, Trump said: “We took Greenland and then, stupidly, we gave it back. »
The 47th POTUS lashed out at Spain over its lack of support and harsh criticism of America’s war against Iran. He ordered US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to sever all kinds of trade ties with the European nation.
The 80-year-old Republican politician said: “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate, they don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain. Cut off trade with Spain, including visits.”
Trump’s fury against Spain comes after the country’s socialist government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez not only criticized the US-Israeli war against Iran but also banned the US from using its military bases to attack Iran.
The summit ended with NATO countries reaffirming their “unwavering commitment” to collective defense, in accordance with Article 5 of the alliance charter.
