(LIVE STREAM) PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETS GERMAN CHANCELLOR

Today President Trump is having an emergency meeting with German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz at the White House. Below a video of the bilateral press briefing.

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The subject of Spain came up. Yesterday we reported that Spain's far-left government under Pedro Sánchez has banned the US from using its military bases for attacks on Iran.

"Spanish bases are not being used for this operation, and they will not be used for anything not included in the agreement with the US or for anything that is not in accordance with the Charter of the ‌UN," Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said, speaking to Spanish ​broadcaster Telecinco.|

President Trump responded:

Spain faces 5-10x greater economic damage than the US in this trade war.

The asymmetry is structural: Spain exports 4.6% of goods to the US but the US represents only 1.8% of US trade volume

Spain's largest export categories, agricultural products (olive oil, wine) and… pic.twitter.com/rPiSoLFNFG

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