Trump Threatens to Take Over Spain's Air Bases Without Permission

[ruet]

Source: The New Republic

Donald Trump is attacking Spain over the country’s refusal to let the U.S. use its air bases to bomb Iran.

“Spain has been terrible. In fact, I told [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent] to cut off all dealings with Spain,” Trump said Tuesday while in a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, before going off on a tangent about how Spain refuses to pay 5 percent of its GDP to NATO, unlike other countries in the alliance. “And now Spain actually said that we can’t use their bases and that’s alright, we could use their base if we want, we could just fly in and use it. Nobody’s gonna tell us not to use it.”

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/207275/trump-threatens-take-over-spain-air-bases-iran-war

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OMFG! Every GD day!

[truddy777]

1. Threatening to ignore...

Threatening to ignore sovereignty like this is just going to isolate us from our European allies even more. My brother is stationed in Europe right now and everyone there is already on edge about these kinds of statements. It basically makes the whole NATO agreement look like a joke.

[Alliepoo]

33. I'd say it rather more

Make the United States look like a joke.

[Trueblue1968]

80. Spains military will stop DonOLD Rump !!!!!

They arrest him and put him in a castle dungeon because he is a danger to their country and the world.

[Marcuse]

82. Inquiring minds....

[Roy Rolling]

83. It's obvious...

…they forgot the Spanish Inquisition.

They operate with ruthless efficiency, ….😂

[Ferretherder]

98. Their weapon is fear....fear and surprise....

....ah!,their TWO weapons are ......

[Gum Logger]

92. Grump is a menace 2 society

[Attilatheblond]

2. He is assuring the US will not have any allies and no foreign bases from which to operated quickly

Probably orders from Putin: Make America an isolated sitting duck.

[Ocelot II]

4. Except that Iran and Russia are allies. Even Putin won't be Piggy's friend any more.

And we will be a rogue state with no allies at all, not even Putin.

[VGNonly]

26. "I love useful idiots"

says Putin.

[PatSeg]

46. "Until I'm done with them"

Then watch out for open windows and loose carpeting on that staircase.

[VGNonly]

49. In the movie Casablanca

the corrupt chief of police said something like "We haven't yet decided how he died, either he committed suicide or was shot while trying to escape?"

[PatSeg]

50. Such a brilliant line!

[Ilikepurple]

34. Unless the new Iranian regime is remains friendly to Russia while also with the US

I’m out of my depths here, but I don’t really think Iran and Russia are allies as much as partners in isolation. I would think the sabre-rattling would be a little louder if Trump and Putin are not somewhat on the same page.

[aggiesal]

40. Well, Russia gets it's drones from Iran. ...

Iran’s drones give Russia the edge, and NATO the bill
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/oped-irans-drones-give-russia-the-edge-and-nato-the-bill

[Cha]

56. "Even Putin won't be Piggy's friend any more." I HOpe

So!

Could you please tell us why Putin likes Iran?

TY!

[Ocelot II]

69. Many reasons, and it's complicated. Lots of info here:

https://mecouncil.org/publication/strategic-transactionalism-the-iran-russia-partnership/

[Cha]

77. Mahalo, Ocelot... I really appreciate this

information..

Lots to study. and it doesn't seem like Putin would be happy with the bombing to smithereens of Iran by the US Traitor and Netanyahu.

[SheltieLover]

12. Just like every other abuser!

[Attilatheblond]

15. And cult leader.

[SheltieLover]

51. Yes, of course.

[Ocelot II]

3. It's about time all those ailments he seems to suffer from got organized and did something useful.

[NNadir]

23. Best post of the day in my opinion!!!

[FadedMullet]

45. NN - I could not agree more.

[yellow dahlia]

52. Indeed.

And it's tough competition today. I just read the comment to Mr. Dahlia, and I said: there are so many smart people on DU.

[Solly Mack]

5. He wants a coalition of the coerced. Snort.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. That attitude of his...

This is not what we should strive to be as a nation.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. And Jake Tapper will be all over this in 3-2-1. Oh, nevermind it's not Biden.

How the media sane washes tRump is mind numbing. HE IS INSANE!

[Attilatheblond]

10. Legacy media is owned by the people who profit from what he does

So, legacy media talking heads go along because they are not journalists, but gutless wonders who probably have no other job skills beyond ass kissing.

[vapor2]

8. Does anyone else have knots in their stomach from the global chaos

by this demented sick monster?

[Attilatheblond]

11. Oh yeah. And I have to remain calm in order to help keep favorite great neighbor from popping an artery.

It's hell for those who can see and put pieces together. Take care of yourself and get outside if at all possible.

[yellow dahlia]

55. Hell!

[Attilatheblond]

61. Self care so we stay in the fight, dear dahlia

[yellow dahlia]

67. Indeed.

Thanks.

[vapor2]

79. Thanks! You're right, the more we know the more we suffer

[cynical_idealist]

25. gordian guts

butterfly bowels

[yellow dahlia]

54. Absofuckinlutely!

[SSJVegeta]

9. I think there's a word for that

But I cant quite pinpoint it.

[SheltieLover]

13. Classic abuser

[niyad]

74. Fucking completely unhinged and insane.

[lpbk2713]

78. El Tonto

[karynnj]

14. Out of control

Not to mention, he still doesn't understand that the commitment is not to NATO but to fund their own militaries.

He doesn't get that he likely did not even try to build a coalition with EU. This was the US and Israel.

[QueerDuck]

16. It will become a global war. He must be stopped. Isn't there anyone close enough to him...

... who can make a difference?

[highplainsdem]

18. They're either allied with him or afraid of him.

[QueerDuck]

28. Maybe someone non-political... perhaps a secret service agent could have a quiet word in private.

Or maybe one of the chefs or housekeepers might know how to reach him.

[yellow dahlia]

57. In service of their country.

[QueerDuck]

68. Exactly. God Bless America!

[pat_k]

19. The mentally ill megalomaniac only listens to those who...

... have shovelled billions into his pockets -- and promise to keep on shovelling in exchange for serving them in whatever way they may demand.

He's a jabba the hutt whose greed and corruption know no bounds. He only responds to powerful forces that oppose him with every lever at their disposal. As he gets more desperate and extreme, the free states of this nation MUST coordinate on an all out offensive against his insanity to protect our rights and protect our elections. And we need the Democrats in the House and Senate to step up to the challenge. And that means joining together to UNITE -- 100% -- in powerful opposition.

[highplainsdem]

17. Crazier by the day.

[sheshe2]

48. And more dangerous by the day.

[highplainsdem]

64. True.

[patphil]

20. Maybe Trump will order a regime change attack against Spain.

The crazy just keeps getting more and more obvious. Are there any sane people left in the Trump administration?

Trump has got to go.

[ruet]

21. Won't someone rid us of...

that tyrannical Mussolini.

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

93. Wouldn't this be an act of war against Spain?

It would seem that this could get the US kicked out of NATO. And then Spain could call upon NAtO for assistance in retaliation .

Not sure Russia would want to get involved on the US' behalf -- they're already stretched pretty thin.

Pardon my assumptions, I"m not a pol sci person but I"m just wondering . . .

[patphil]

94. I was actually being sarcastic.

Trump likes to throw his weight around. He thinks he's omnipotent as the head of the most powerful military force on the planet.
He likes to keep everyone guessing what he would do next. The reality of it is that he doesn't know until he does it.
Dementia does that to you.

[NNadir]

22. War against Spain, Iran, Denmark, Venezuela, who knows what else?

The prefrontal dementia is really ramping up.

[Amaryllis]

47. Dont forget Greenland.

[Deuxcents]

63. And Cuba

[Rob H.]

24. "Nobody's gonna tell us not to use it."

Somebody already did: Spain. Naval Station Rota isn't US territory and Spain retains overall command of it.

[BidenRocks]

27. NATO Article 5

Presidential threats can be considered an attack.
What he just said is Assault!
Assault is an attack!

I guarantee Brussels is busy!

[anneboleyn]

29. "Cut off all dealings" -- he is such a pathetic child

His tantrums are just ridiculous. Everyone is tuning him out at this point.

[BidenRocks]

30. I've been watching much more YouTube.

I like SB Mowing.
This guy does landscaping on run down or abandoned properties and does much community service work.

I am watching a guy do yard work over getting more pissed at chump.

[Nittersing]

38. The lawn rescue videos I've seen

Often have neighbors calling the police on them... which I don't get. Ruins the vibe.

[JustAnotherGen]

31. I really need the naysayers

Not at DU - but in places like threads and Bluesky to stop saying that 'NATO' will hold.

It won't.

[OMGWTF]

37. Putin is talking about invading Estonia next. My niece lives there. Fuck.

[JustAnotherGen]

43. JHFC

I lay this solely at the feet of the 77 million people that voted for Donold.

[Exp]

32. Tanking our economy, living standards, healthcare, world standing and our credibility. Fucking great. nt

[AverageOldGuy]

35. ". . . we could just fly in and use it. . . . "

Then we could see how effective is all that air defense equipment and training we gave Spain over the years.

[Bayard]

72. Its his--I want it, so I'll just take it philosophy

No self-control whatsoever.

[Whip-poor-will]

90. Little child rapist

Just like him and his best buddy seeing an adolescence females at the talent shows

[OMGWTF]

36. Oh FFS! Germany and Japan, it's your turn to invade us to save us from ourselves. Please and thank you.

[Owens]

39. He really thinks he is King of the World

JFC

[dugog55]

41. Good God, can someone in Congress not call for impeachment proceedings.

Trump has violated practically every rational protocol a President is supposed to adhere to. Plus, he just looks like a madman who just happens to be controlling the most powerful military on earth. He is making America a joke, and is dragging any decent citizens here cringe with his theatrics.

[hadEnuf]

42. Um, this guy is a Hitler. He is threatening countries all over the world and bombing several.

Somebody needs to get him the hell out of there NOW.

It's definitely 25th Amendment time. He's nuts.

[wnylib]

59. Remember how the media and our own party

were so concerned about Biden's age and abilities?

On Biden's worst day he was miles above Trump's best day.

[hadEnuf]

70. Just a giant scam and the media took it hook, line and sinker. They always do, and they are GOP owned anyway.

And now we have a maniac.

[sarisataka]

44. Nicer climate than Greenland...

Somebody really needs to take away his game of Risk and hide it. He thinks that is how the real world works.

[bdamomma]

53. Just

a fucking BULLY everyday. I must bring out my "voo doo" doll!!! Just STOP HIM NOW!!!!!! Get him out NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[yellow dahlia]

58. He's high on his own supply. Let a sociopath get away with something, and they feed on it.

And make it a deranged megalomaniac sociopath - all restraints are gone.

Rules? I don't need no stinkin rules.

[bluestarone]

60. THIS could all end in 48 hours.

IMPEACH this crazy bastard and REMOVE him. Then put him in the worst care facility available!!

[live love laugh]

62. Provocation... poking every bear. What a waste of human flesh.

[eppur_se_muova]

65. Spain could invoke Article 5 of the NATO charter, calling for a united defense against the USA.

Trmp's tried to remove the US from NATO, so that only seems appropriate.

[Emile]

66. He governs like a mafia boss.

[NowsTheTime]

71. Pease tell me this is some crazy comedy exagerating the stupidity of those who want to start a war!

[Bayard]

73. He says Spain owes NATO funds....

Right now, the U.S. is $4 BILLION in arrears to the United Nations. He doesn't have much room to talk.

Taking over Spain's air bases would be another act of war. Is he willing to take on NATO? Or, I should say, is he willing for the U.S. to be bombed out of existence?

[MissouriDem47]

75. Every Day

It just keeps getting worse and worse.

[RockRaven]

76. Spoken like the rapist everyone knows him to be.

Oh, and to all the soybean farmers who voted for him: thanks to your Dotard claiming he will stop all trade with Spain, there goes another billion dollars a year in your sales -- which like China, Spain will get from Brazil instead.

[murielm99]

81. We are soybean farmers.

We did not vote for him. Your stereotyping is shameful. Not even all the billionaires voted for him. Our governor Pritzker is a billionaire and Democratic Presidential material.

Proud Democratic soybean farmer and Pritzker supporter

[RockRaven]

84. You understand that "all the X who Y" is necessarily a *subset* of X, right?

So that comment was not aimed at, nor did it hit, you -- unless you voted for him, which you say you did not.

[murielm99]

86. I don't need your condescension.

Goodbye.

[SunImp]

85. He thinks he can get away with anything

One day it'll all come to bite him in the ass

[jgmiller]

96. So far he is correct in that assumption

The founders never anticipated that the entire political and legal spectrum would fail to stand up to a dictator

[wolfie001]

87. I wonder how deep our country is working to undermine the Spanish Govt.

Hitler had Franco. What are these fascist mf'ers up to?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

88. How did this motherfucker live so long?

Seriously.

[COL Mustard]

89. Are we insane?

Spain is a NATO ally, FFS. Or was.

[Javaman]

91. I'm waiting for the orange pedo and piss drunk Pete to stumble us into a war with Europe.

sadly, it's not that far fetched.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

97. Spain's Pedro Snchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he called the "breakdown of international law".

In a 10-minute televised address, the Spanish prime minister reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as the Iraq War more than 20 years ago, and said the Spanish government's position could be summed up as "no to war".

Trump threatened to impose a full trade embargo on Spain in response to its refusal to allow the US to use the jointly run bases at Morón and Rotafor to strike Iran.

-snip-

In response to the US economic threat, the Élysée Palace said French President Emmanuel Macron had conveyed his "solidarity" with Spain during a phone conversation with Sánchez on Wednesday. European Council President António Costa also said he had spoken to the Spanish leader "to express the EU's full solidarity".

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/spains-pedro-nchez-hits-back-083743916.html

[TomJulie]

100. WOW!!

Good gosh! I haven't heard about that. Thanks for letting us know.

[OC375]

101. Spain's in now

[ruet]

102. You Sure About That?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/pedro-sanchez-donald-trump-threat-cut-off-trade-spain

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut off all trade with Spain over his government’s refusal to facilitate the US’s ongoing attacks against Iran, comparing the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing “Russian roulette with the destiny of millions”.

Sánchez, who has been one of the most vociferous European critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, said his government’s position on the widening instability could be summed up in three words: “No to war.”

In a section of the speech that appeared to directly address Trump’s threats to end all trade with Spain, the prime minister said his country would “not be complicit in something that is bad for the world – and that is also contrary to our values ​​and interests – simply out of fear of reprisals from someone”.

I've seen several articles that support this and one that conflicts.