Well if you were not sure, this is clear evidence Spain did the right thing
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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Let's hope the rest of europe finally understands Trump ain't their friend and never was
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As Trump said about Starmer:
I guess our relationship isn't what it used to be.
You are goddam right it isn't you malignant sociopath. And it's all 100% your fault, and the Americans that voted for you twice!
and the Americans that voted for you twice!
3 times.
They voted for a felon rapist pedophile 3 times.
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Jesus Fucking Christ this man is a fucking child. He is constantly throwing tantrums any time he doesn't get his way.
it describes his supporters as well.
It's screaming babies all the way down
There's a joke about the epstein files in there I ain't gonna make… but it's there.
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The frightening thing is that it often works for him. At least in short term.
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And Spain, before you count yourself blessed of being rid of them ..... It will only lasts until he or one of his oligarch's can make a buck, then it's taco time all over again.
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Spanish boicot of USA products now got easier! Yay!
Just also remember to unsubscribe to all USA provided services.
Here is a curated list of alternatives.
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I'm more interested in seeing what happens with the second part of his threat, that he'll "use those bases whether spain likes it or not".
I believe that's called an incursion on foreign soil.
It's called: instead of uniting together to eliminate Iran we should gather together and eliminate the US government with its oligarchs. This will immediately solve a lot of problems in this world.
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Go Spain!
Will someone ever succeed in explaining Trump what the EU is?
I'm pretty sure no one has ever successfully explained anything to Trump.
Certainly not the age of consent. Or consent in general.
Remember when he tried to discuss a trade deal with Merkel? And she is like "uh, that's not how it works"
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of a dwindling number of left-leaning voices in Europe
I didn't know there were any left. Good job, Spain!
Green Party in the UK are getting a louder voice, ie more support and members than ever.
That's good, since Labour turned out to be Tory lite just like Democrats being Republican lite.
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Good job on Spain for having a spine
The shame I have for my country is only matched by my admiration for Spain and any other country that tells President Pedo to eat shit.
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oh no, how will Spain handle not being able to get American exports???
It's fun to joke about, until you realize that this is horrifying news; as it eliminates almost $30B worth of trade. (Source taken from 2024 Spanish data) The US exports a ton of fossil fuels and industrial equipment. The more the US cuts themselves off, the more the global economy gets disrupted. This is once again, a losing situation for everyone.
The upside is that it has the potential to bring Europe even closer together.
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Which also means that the people behind trump are also going to lose money. He can't piss off his handlers.
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Good thing it's not actually happening then.
Thanks to their unified trade policy, the only way for Trump to cut off trade with Spain is to cut off trade with the entire EU. I seriously doubt he's willing to do that.
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As an Spaniard, this is the bare minimum I expect from my government. Better yet would be to evict the US from the Rota and Morón bases.
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The MAGA fucks still fail to realize how important the US military installations in the EU are for their stupid military adventures. Spain is 100% correct and the rest of the EU members should do the same to bring the entire ill planned shitshow, created by Israel and the USA, to an abrupt end.
Misleading title as nothing happened yet and AFAIK he can't. EU is a single economic zone.
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I hope Carney builds up Canada's Spain trade relationship more. It honestly seems like a pretty cool country. Middle power countries should just use Trumps various outbursts to excise the states if need be, and to support each other. Someone else noted that the US primary exports are fossil fuels and machinery -- Canada's already exporting a bunch of machinery that way, and clearly has some fossil fuels available.
The next President is going to have so much work to do repair country relations. This man thinks he is king of the world and can do whatever he wants.
I suspect you're significantly more screwed than just one next president.
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Good job on the Republican Party for being complicit in our current president continuing to absolutely wreck the global image of the U.S. on top of everything else.
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Trump should be pleased with Spain, they even named a military base after him:
"Trump's comments came after the US relocated 15 aircraft, including refuelling tankers, from the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain after the country's Socialist leadership said it would not allow them to be used to attack Iran."
Spain has finally left behind its era of servility towards the US and is beginning to act with sovereignty and in accordance with international law. It is a pity that the political opposition in Spain is siding with the country that threatens Spain and not with the legitimate government of Spain. Patriotism means defending the interests of your country's citizens, not the interests of the country that threatens yours.
Honestly we (,the U.S) don't have anything worthwhile.
You can find a better version of whatever you are looking for, some place else.
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Trump doesn't get what he wants. Trump throws a temper tantrum.
Spain is in the EU. How difficult would it be for a Spanish exporter to open a field office in Germany and export from there?
This is idiotic.
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Spain got balls , big beautiful balls , bigger dan dtrump
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