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Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump called on Spain to increase its defense spending to match other NATO countries on Friday.
"NATO is going to have to deal with Spain. Spain has been a very low payer. They were always a very low payer. They were either good negotiators or they weren’t doing the right thing," Trump told reporters.
The U.S. president described Spain as "notorious" for underspending on defense compared to other alliance members.
When asked if he believes Spain would increase its defense budget if NATO raises its spending target, Trump responded: "I think Spain has to pay what everybody else has to pay. Spain has been notorious for low pay."
NATO members have agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense, though not all countries currently meet this threshold.
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