US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that NATO should consider expelling Spain from the alliance over a dispute over the Western European country's delay in increasing military spending.
Members of the US-backed alliance agreed in June to sharply increase their military spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product, a key priority for Trump, who wants Europeans to spend more on their defense.
But Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said at the time that he would not adhere to the 5 percent target, describing it as "incompatible with the welfare state and our worldview."
Trump proposes expelling Spain from NATO
