Political battle between Trump and Sanchez!
A little background to today’s news, June 25, 2025.
Why has this political conflict raised, between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister (President) of Spain ??
Donald Trump, 79 years, current president of USA since 2o January 2025, previously served as president from 2017 to 2021. Mr. Trump has been a very successful businessman in the construction and real estate industry and is one of the 150 richest people in the United States. I was lucky enough to get to know Donald during a conference in Germany. For me a dynamic yet down-to-earth person, who has now stepped into politics. He asked me what my opinion was if he were to present himself as a presidential candidate in the United States. I replied that he would certainly win, and wished him luck.
Mr. Trump is a businessman and therefore tries to run the country as a successful company. This means that he sets high goals, which in some cases have to be modified later, but that’s how the business world works. He promised when he took office to arrange peace between Russia and Ukraine, which has not yet been implemented, despite this he has ended the war between Iran and Israel, and India and Pakistan. The latest is the negotiations for a peace settlement in Congo. A big job, but Trump has shown that he has the strength to carry it out. In addition, he has succeeded in getting all NATO members to sign an agreement with an economic commitment of 5% of GDP. The only country that wants to try to get out of it is Spain with its president Pedro Sanchez, of which the ongoing conflict.
Pedro Sanchez, 53 years, current President of the Government of Spain since 2018. Sanchez was a newcomer to the PSOE, Spain’s Social Democrats, but had a lofty goal of becoming the president of Spain. Therefore, before being elected to represent the country within his party, he traveled to the United States and the Democratic Party headquarters to gain experience in how an election campaign should be conducted.
This was a concept that no other Spanish politician had used. The result of a new way of thinking and acting on the political scene was a great success for Sanchez. He was elected as the leader of the party and subsequently won the upcoming 2018 elections, but not with enough votes, and now sought support from small parties that had never been in government before. Some of these parties were previously terrorist organizations and independents, but the most important thing for Sanchez was to reach the presidency regardless of this.
Sanchez has been accused of undemocratic practices and corruption in recent months, which has deteriorated his position. After becoming the first Spanish president to recognize Gaza as a country, he has sought to distinguish himself as a “great” leader within the EU. The latest problem is that he has begun to oppose the President of the United States, Donald Trump, because Sanchez does not want to approve the new NATO agreement with 5% economic participation.
What will happen now?
It’s a bit like the fight between David and Goliath. However, the odds are high for Trump while Sanchez has lost popularity both in Spain and the EU. Sanchez must show himself on the battlefield so that his supporters in the government continue to vote for the proposals, otherwise there is the risk of a new election. He does not care about following the laws of the constitution to maintain power, it is starting to resemble a banana republic like Venezuela. Trump, on the other hand, has the support of the leaders of the EU, as well as other important countries. I will currently give the odds 10-2 in Trump’s favor. But the fight will continue for at least 3 rounds!
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/25/trump-spain-pay-nato-spending-snub
