Source: Shangguan News
On the evening of October 13 local time, leaders of several countries and international organizations held a summit in the Egyptian Red Sea coastal city of Sham Sheikh, focusing on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Global Times, Trump said in his speech, “I have known many of you for a long time, you are my friends and great people. but there are a few I don’t like, but I won’t tell you exactly who they are.
Though Trump did not mention who the "disobedient" is, it may be possible to see some clues in combination with recent Trump remarks.
Trump also called on European leaders to pressure Spain to “tell them why they are always dragging their legs back.” Trump also threatened in June to let Spain pay a price in trade negotiations for refusing to further raise military spending, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez responded that the current US government’s trade policy is unfair and filled with unilateralism.
Second, the Spanish Sanchez government has repeatedly criticized Trump’s ally Netanyahu and the Israeli government in this conflict. It is noteworthy that Sanchez used the term “genocide” for the first time publicly to describe Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and to put pressure on Israel with an arms embargo. In addition, Sanchez also praised the protesters who supported Palestine at the Circle of Spain last month.
There is no reason not to believe that Trump is not expected to meet with Sanchez and the Spanish government. On the day of the summit, Trump also joked about the differences between the United States and Spain. After the signing of the peace agreement, Trump spoke to the leaders of the countries present, he directly "called" Sanchez and joked about his differences with Spain on defense spending.
Trump shouted to NATO leaders present at the event,"Are you trying to persuade Sanchez?" "Spain, where is Spain? Are you working with him (Sanchez) on defense spending? Okay, we'll talk about it later. You all did a great job." Trump spoke while looking for Sanchez, who was standing among leaders of various countries.
On the same day, Trump also briefly met with Sanchez, the greeting lasted no more than 15 seconds. It isly the first greeting between the two since Trump returned to the White House in January.