Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Wednesday denied that the government had changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran, contradicting a White House spokesperson.
“I can refute (the White House spokesperson),” Albares told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser. “The position of the Spanish government regarding the war in the Middle East, the bombing of Iran and the use of our bases has not changed one iota.”
Albares spoke in Madrid shortly after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had said that Spain had changed its position and “they’ve agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military.”
How anyone can believe anything that comes out of the WH without thorough factchecking is beyond me.
twinkleyed on
He must have obsolete information.
Yujin-Ha on
Our government is the biggest joke lmao. Just lies and lies, can’t wait for this “4 week war” to end with sunshine and rainbows for all yippee
spacemanspiff1979 on
What a fucking clown show this whole thing is LOL!!!
ChirpyOfficial on
Fairly obvious that Trump admin realised they actually can’t sanction Spain due to the EU but decided to say bullshit again because none of their cult are critical thinkers and will just flat out believe anything they say.
lostroadrunner22 on
The White House says a lot of things lol
HangryHuHu on
What a circus. What a show… a shitshow, that’s literally what they are.
Aerhyce on
This is a fairly standard Trump tactic, he’s done it loads of times in the past. (Before being president).
He’ll loudly and publicly claim something, positing as an agreed done deal even though it absolutely isn’t, which causes people to start planning around that and get the ball rolling.
The victim is usually too small in comparison to be able to afford to say that Trump just lied his ass off, so they go along with it and pretend Trump did actually consult them and it was a bilateral agreement.
In this situation, if Spain were as helpless as Trump’s typical victims of this (contractors, small businesses, etc.), they’d say that they were indeed cooperating with the US, and the lie would slide.
very_anonymous on
Yeah as soon as Karoline said that I knew it was bullshit. If Spain folded that easily they would have folded on the 5% NATO spending a long time ago.
nonubiz on
I know who I believe it’s the one that didn’t lye to all of America
Older_cyclist on
What a surprise, lies from the WH.
Intel-Source on
Trump making up stuff again?
Westbrooks3ptShot on
White House so embarrassing. They just claim whatever they want and treat it as truth.
NOT_EVEN_THAT_GUY on
america isn’t a serious country
Confident-Visual7651 on
General trumpet talking out his ass again
icemanik1 on
They benefit out of trade and trade routes safeguarded by US, they should be punished for betrial and if EU or NATO needs to do it so be it
Kick em out
Phyose on
I have for sure seen both the British RAF and the Italian AF in the area today. It would be strange if Spain wasn’t at least running some kind of deterrence in the area.
Impossible_Run1867 on
>After Spain denied U.S. use of its bases, Trump on Tuesday said “we could use their base if we want,” referencing the Rota and Morón installations in southern Spain that the U.S. and Spain share, but which remain under Spanish command.
>“We could just fly in and use it,” Trump said. “Nobody’s going to tell us not to use it, but we don’t have to.”
Spoken like a true rapist.
Dangerous_King_4201 on
These days a white house press release is as trustworthy as one coming from the kremlin.
R3dscarf on
Good, let’s hope it stays that way. Let them sort out their own mess this time.
Beneficial_Brief_759 on
Crazy how fast America has speedran from one the most respected and envied countries in the world to one the most loathed and unpredictable. It seems the only people who still respect the country are the Trump supporters, who also seem to be dwindling in numbers.
TurambarTT on
Pedro Sanchez and Trump lie constantly. We don’t know yet.
Regardless of the outcome, this move is serving Sanchez to gain some votes for the upcoming elections and try to avoid prison for his multiple crimes.
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**From The Associated Press:**
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Wednesday denied that the government had changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran, contradicting a White House spokesperson.
“I can refute (the White House spokesperson),” Albares told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser. “The position of the Spanish government regarding the war in the Middle East, the bombing of Iran and the use of our bases has not changed one iota.”
Albares spoke in Madrid shortly after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had said that Spain had changed its position and “they’ve agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military.”
Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/spains-nchez-stands-firm-opposition-094601973.html?ncid=redditnewsus](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/spains-nchez-stands-firm-opposition-094601973.html?ncid=redditnewsus)
How anyone can believe anything that comes out of the WH without thorough factchecking is beyond me.
He must have obsolete information.
Our government is the biggest joke lmao. Just lies and lies, can’t wait for this “4 week war” to end with sunshine and rainbows for all yippee
What a fucking clown show this whole thing is LOL!!!
Fairly obvious that Trump admin realised they actually can’t sanction Spain due to the EU but decided to say bullshit again because none of their cult are critical thinkers and will just flat out believe anything they say.
The White House says a lot of things lol
What a circus. What a show… a shitshow, that’s literally what they are.
This is a fairly standard Trump tactic, he’s done it loads of times in the past. (Before being president).
He’ll loudly and publicly claim something, positing as an agreed done deal even though it absolutely isn’t, which causes people to start planning around that and get the ball rolling.
The victim is usually too small in comparison to be able to afford to say that Trump just lied his ass off, so they go along with it and pretend Trump did actually consult them and it was a bilateral agreement.
In this situation, if Spain were as helpless as Trump’s typical victims of this (contractors, small businesses, etc.), they’d say that they were indeed cooperating with the US, and the lie would slide.
Yeah as soon as Karoline said that I knew it was bullshit. If Spain folded that easily they would have folded on the 5% NATO spending a long time ago.
I know who I believe it’s the one that didn’t lye to all of America
What a surprise, lies from the WH.
Trump making up stuff again?
White House so embarrassing. They just claim whatever they want and treat it as truth.
america isn’t a serious country
General trumpet talking out his ass again
They benefit out of trade and trade routes safeguarded by US, they should be punished for betrial and if EU or NATO needs to do it so be it
Kick em out
I have for sure seen both the British RAF and the Italian AF in the area today. It would be strange if Spain wasn’t at least running some kind of deterrence in the area.
>After Spain denied U.S. use of its bases, Trump on Tuesday said “we could use their base if we want,” referencing the Rota and Morón installations in southern Spain that the U.S. and Spain share, but which remain under Spanish command.
>“We could just fly in and use it,” Trump said. “Nobody’s going to tell us not to use it, but we don’t have to.”
Spoken like a true rapist.
These days a white house press release is as trustworthy as one coming from the kremlin.
Good, let’s hope it stays that way. Let them sort out their own mess this time.
Crazy how fast America has speedran from one the most respected and envied countries in the world to one the most loathed and unpredictable. It seems the only people who still respect the country are the Trump supporters, who also seem to be dwindling in numbers.
Pedro Sanchez and Trump lie constantly. We don’t know yet.
Regardless of the outcome, this move is serving Sanchez to gain some votes for the upcoming elections and try to avoid prison for his multiple crimes.
I know who I’m inclined to believe in this case.
The Trump admin are a bunch of morons that lie