Trump participated on video in a demonstration by the leaders of the European populist right called by Vox in Madrid

MADRID. – Former US President Donald Trump gave his support to the far right in Spain in a video shown this Sunday at a demonstration in Madrid which also featured messages from the main stars of the European populist right, such as the Italian Giorgia Meloni and el húngaro Viktor Orban.

In a video that lasted less than 40 seconds and was recorded on a plane, Trump thanked the far-right Spanish party Vox and its leader Santiago Abascal. for the “great work” they do.

“We have to make sure we protect our borders and do a lot of very good and conservative things “Trump said. “Spain is a great country and we want it to continue to be a great country. So congratulations to Vox for so many great messages they send to the Spanish people and the people of the world. ”

Vox captured national attention in the Spanish political landscape in 2019, when it became the third force in parliament following the elections that gave rise to a national left-wing coalition that still holds power. Vox messages include zero tolerance towards Catalan separatism, rejection of the discourse on gender equality, diatribes against illegal immigration from Africa and extolling both the “reconquest” of medieval Spain from Islam and the legacy of General Francis’ 20th century dictatorship Franco.

Abascal returned Trump’s praise when he took the stage at the outdoor venue, following more video messages from right-wing European and South American politicians and an in-person speech by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

“Thanks to President Donald Trump, advanced in the struggle of sovereign nations, advanced in the struggle for border security, and who he had to suffer before the most powerful establishment in the world in the face of the media attack that no political leader has ever suffered in recent times in the world, ” said Abascal.

Despite its spectacular rise, the Abascal-led party failed to live up to the expectations it set for itself in this year’s regional elections and suffered its first serious episode of infighting among its leaders.

Now, Vox has its sights set on next year’s regional and municipal elections as it struggles to outsmart traditional Spanish conservatives.

Among the speakers of the event, on Saturday there was the national deputy of La Libertad Avanza, Javier Milei, who assured that this movement “is not for the lukewarm, we are morally superior”.

The annual demonstration comes a few weeks after Europe’s far right celebrated the victory of Meloni’s neo-fascist Brothers of Italy party.

The Italian leader who is emerging as prime minister, in her speech denounced the current European construction and expressed the hope that Vox will soon follow in her footsteps at the polls.

“In Spain, as in Italy, there are a majority of citizens who do not recognize themselves in utopias and leftist ideologies and ask us to take responsibility for governing“, Argued and defended a “The Europe of the Patriots”.

From Hungary, Prime Minister Victor Orban celebrated the “good habit” of Vox supporters of gathering under Spanish flags.

“It is good for our hearts and our souls; and also because it causes a heart attack to the globalist liberals ”, he outlined and opposed the“ bureaucracy ”of the European Union (EU), like Trump and Meloni.

“We have to defend ourselves national interests, our traditions and our sovereignty“, He declared and continued:” and do not allow millions of irregular immigrants to invade our countries “.

AFP and Reuters agencies

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