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ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 President Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off \u201call trade\u201d and tourism with Spain \u2014 citing Madrid\u2019s refusal to boost military spending and its restrictions on US operations during the Iran war.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSpain is a wasted cause. We don\u2019t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,\u201d Trump declared at a press availability with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of a day of meetings at the alliance\u2019s annual summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don\u2019t participate, they don\u2019t pay. I don\u2019t want to have anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits\u2026 Watch them come running back,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have to trade with them. I don\u2019t want to do any more trade with them, alright? Immediately. Don\u2019t talk to them, they\u2019re hopeless, bad people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump made the remarks ahead of a day of meetings with other leaders, including Spain\u2019s socialist prime minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, who attended a group dinner alongside Trump Tuesday night in the Turkish capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see how hostile they remain when they call up and they [say], \u2018Please, please. We want to trade with you, sir. We want to trade with you, sir,\u2019\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey make so much money with us and we\u2019re going to see that they make a lot less. I want no business with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Spanish government has downplayed Trump\u2019s threats \u2014 saying it received them with \u201ccalm and normality,\u201d Spanish outlet Tribuna Leon reported.<\/p>\n

The White House and Treasury Department did not immediately release additional information about possible actions against Spain, and it was not immediately clear how Trump might impose business or travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

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Trump has significant powers to temporarily impose tariffs, though a Supreme Court ruling in February curtailed his authority, and actions against Spain would likely face legal challenges.<\/p>\n

Travel restrictions would be even more exceptional, as nearly 4.5 million Americans visited Spain last year. Currently, the US government only bans Americans from traveling to North Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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