A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president On Wednesday morning, Pedro Sánchez delivered a 10-minute televised address…
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A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president On Wednesday morning, Pedro Sánchez delivered a 10-minute televised address with the rather bland title: “An institutional declaration by the prime minister to assess recent international events.” The speech’s words, however, were anything but beige. Hours after Donald Trump had threatened to cut off trade with Spain over its government’s refusal to allow two jointly oper...
By Sam Jones in Madrid, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Deborah Cole in Berlin and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Read full article →The European leader defying Trump and his attacks on Iran
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez has once again emerged as Europe’s most consistently vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, drawing his ire for refusing to allow the American military to stage operations for its attacks on Iran from Spanish military bases. Trump lashed out at the Spanish prime minister on Tuesday, saying he would “cut off all trade with Spain” in retaliation for the affront. The spat intensified the next day when Spain’s foreign minister contradicted a claim by the White House pres...
By Associated Press
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