Trump proposed Spain eviction from NATO

 Trump suggests Spain eviction from NATO 

Donald Trump has  hinted on  the possibility that Spain could be removed from NATO during his discussion with  Alexander Stubb the Finnish president on Thursday, calling Spain  a chronic under-spender on defense.

Maybe you should throw them out of NATO, frankly,” " why are they a laggard?” Trump said as he spoke with Stubb in the Oval Office. "Finland joined in 2023 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.No country has ever left the alliance,

Spain earlier decline Trump call at the NATO summit in June to increase defense spending to 5% of each member's gross domestic product.

Spain was the only  nation in the alliance that  reject the new goal. At the time, Trump suggested he planned to double tariff rates hitting products from Spain sold into the U.S.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said going by  the new proposal would implies hundreds of millions of euros  cut from  health care and education. "Spain is a member of NATO in full right and is committed to NATO. It fulfills its targets just as the U.S. does,” the Spanish PM added 

Trump often hinted to withdraw the U.S. from the defense alliance over other nations’ defense spending, though he has signaled more robust support in recent months as other countries have rallied around his 5% goal. 

There  have been calls to expel nations from the alliance before — including after Turkey acquired Russian air defense systems