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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:13 PM Sep 2017

Trump says U.S. opposes independence bid in Spain's Catalonia region

Source: The Washington Post

By Anne Gearan September 26 at 3:14 PM

President Trump said Tuesday that the United States opposes an independence drive in the Spanish region of Catalonia, telling reporters that such secession would be “foolish.”

“I think Spain is a great country, and it should remain united,” Trump said during a news conference with the visiting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

The president's remarks mark a departure from the official position of the United States, which, as recently as Monday, was that a planned nonbinding Catalonia referendum Sunday to separate from Spain was an internal matter.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert had said earlier this month that the United States took no position on the referendum.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/26/trump-says-u-s-opposes-independence-bid-in-spains-catalonia-region/

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Trump says U.S. opposes independence bid in Spain's Catalonia region (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

Is that the Basque region? no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #1

No. These people are Catalan, a very important group COLGATE4 Sep 2017 #2

No. Around Barcelona unc70 Sep 2017 #3

Another example of the billh58 Sep 2017 #4

I'm not opposed to their bid for independence. sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #5

Perhaps President Asshole will send in the U S Marines. pdxflyboy Sep 2017 #6

The Catalan independence movement was snuffed by dictator Francisco Franco in the '30s. mpcamb Sep 2017 #7

I watched the press conference ... Greywing Sep 2017 #8

no_hypocrisy

(46,122 posts)

1. Is that the Basque region?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:21 PM

Sep 2017

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. No. These people are Catalan, a very important group

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:35 PM

Sep 2017

in today's Spain.

unc70

(6,115 posts)

3. No. Around Barcelona

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:39 PM

Sep 2017

They speak Catalan, a different Romance language from Spanish.

billh58

(6,635 posts)

4. Another example of the

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:44 PM

Sep 2017

idiot spouting off without a clue as to what's at stake, or diplomatically astute. The Orange Anus-Mouth is dragging the USA further and further into the abyss of his ignorance.

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

5. I'm not opposed to their bid for independence.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:25 PM

Sep 2017

pdxflyboy

(678 posts)

6. Perhaps President Asshole will send in the U S Marines.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:37 PM

Sep 2017

mpcamb

(2,871 posts)

7. The Catalan independence movement was snuffed by dictator Francisco Franco in the '30s.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 07:48 PM

Sep 2017

Upon his death in the 70s a more democratic government followed.
Franco was a hateful piece of work who was supported by the US.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)

8. I watched the press conference ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 08:57 PM

Sep 2017

Trump really had no idea what Catalonia independence was about and I doubt he has any idea of where Catalonia region is. He just totally faked his answer (as usual).

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