Trump deemed the summit in The Hague this week a resounding success, while taking aim at Spain's refusal to commit to dramatic spending increases for defense.

President Trump on Wednesday laid into Spain for expressing reservations about an increase in NATO defense spending, drawing his ire during his press conference at the alliance’s summit on

Spain said on Wednesday it did not expect any repercussions from its decision not to meet a defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product that NATO member states are expected to set at a summit in The Hague.