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highplainsdem

(61,414 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:55 PM 18 hrs ago

White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate but Madrid denies

Source: Reuters

The White House said on Wednesday that Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military after ​President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade, but Spain denied ‌making such a deal.

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Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares denied Spain had made such an agreement.

"I categorically deny it. I heard about these statements on my way here, and I've had time ​to look into them and listen to them a little," Albares told ​Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.

"The Spanish government's position on the war in the Middle East ‌and ⁠the bombing of Iran regarding the use of our bases has not changed at all. Therefore, I categorically and sincerely deny it. I have no idea what this could refer to or where it could have come from."

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/white-house-spain-has-agreed-cooperate-with-us-military-2026-03-04/

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White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate but Madrid denies (Original Post) highplainsdem 18 hrs ago OP
Wellwellwell. We all know where it came from. ananda 18 hrs ago #1
Well, you know who i believe here. bluestarone 18 hrs ago #2
Geez, he'll just say anything PatSeg 17 hrs ago #3
Spain bowed in abject fear to a threat President TACO can't carry out? Only brain-dead MAGA can swallow a line like this Eugene 17 hrs ago #4
Who are you gonna believe: Karoline Levitt or pretty much anyone else in the universe? Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #5
I believe Karoline Leavitt BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #6
Heh... 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #8
"Machine gun lips!!!" Grins 12 hrs ago #11
Evil PEDO & his gaggle of PEDO Pushers DO Cha 16 hrs ago #7
"Where it could have come from?!!?" GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #9
Wait just a galldarn minute, MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #10

PatSeg

(53,019 posts)
3. Geez, he'll just say anything
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:40 PM
17 hrs ago

As if by saying it, it will magically be true.

He does this sort of thing quite often, claiming world leaders have said things they never said.

Eugene

(67,034 posts)
4. Spain bowed in abject fear to a threat President TACO can't carry out? Only brain-dead MAGA can swallow a line like this
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:40 PM
17 hrs ago

BaronChocula

(4,386 posts)
6. I believe Karoline Leavitt
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 05:42 PM
16 hrs ago

is a filthy gag-inducing swamp-dwelling lifeform that depletes all life-supporting elements in the environment around her. And she's a very uncrafty liar.

Cha

(318,352 posts)
7. Evil PEDO & his gaggle of PEDO Pushers DO
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:05 PM
16 hrs ago

NOTHING but LIE their DAMN Ugly heads Off

Gracias Spain

GiqueCee

(3,871 posts)
9. "Where it could have come from?!!?"
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:15 PM
16 hrs ago

... Dude! Take a moment to consider just who we're talking about here. A pathological liar and malicious bully with ZERO regard for anyone but himself and his own capricious machinations. I'll give you a minute to think about it. Take your time.

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