President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to cut off all trade with Spain, citing disputes over military base access and defense spending during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office.

"We don't want anything to do with Spain," Trump said during the meeting, according to reports from the session. The president indicated he had instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to implement the trade cutoff.

The dispute centers on Spain's alleged restrictions on US military operations from Spanish bases. According to some reports, Spain barred the United States from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran, though the specific timeline and details of these restrictions remain unclear.

Trump also accused the NATO ally of failing to meet defense spending commitments, adding another dimension to the diplomatic tension. The president framed the trade threat as a response to what he characterized as Spain's lack of cooperation on military and defense matters.

The threatened trade action would affect a significant economic relationship, as Spain is a NATO member and established trading partner of the United States. The announcement comes as part of Trump's broader approach to international relations, which has included similar trade threats against other allies over various policy disagreements.

It remains unclear whether the administration will follow through on the threat or if diplomatic discussions might resolve the underlying disputes over military base access and defense spending.