US, Spain to Resume ‘Amazing’ Ties Soon, Santander’s Botin Says

Banco Santander SA Executive Chair Ana Botinsought to play down the rift that has opened between the US and Spain, following US President Donald Trump’s threats to cut trade with the country.

“Spain and the United States have had an amazing relationship forever, you know, centuries,” Botin said Tuesday in a Bloomberg TV interview from New York. “And I’m sure that’s going to happen again very soon.”

Trump earlier on Tuesday said he had directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all trade with Spain.” That came after the country denied access ...