Three-Word Reply from Spain’s Prime Minister to Trump’s Trade Warning

Spanish Government’s Response: “No to War”

In response to Trump’s threat, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez delivered a nationally televised address in which he firmly rejected any notion that Spain would alter its policy out of fear of economic reprisals.

He repeatedly framed Spain’s stance as a matter of principles and values, and summarized his government’s position in three clear words: “No to war.”

Sánchez stressed that Spain would not be “complicit in something that is bad for the world and is also contrary to our values and interests simply out of fear of reprisals.” He framed the dispute not as an alignment with any particular regime but as a defense of peace, international legality, and diplomatic conflict resolution.