While Trump lashes out at Spain, US Democrats join a progressive rally in Barcelona

Key Points:

• Progressive leaders, including Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Brazil's Lula, and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, gathered in Barcelona to defend a rules-based world order and counteract rising far-right populism globally.
• U.S. Democrats Sen. Chris Murphy and Gov. Tim Walz attended, openly criticizing former President Donald Trump’s unilateral foreign policies and warning about threats to democracy, while Trump continued to attack Sánchez on social media.
• The summit featured calls for international cooperation against climate change denial, xenophobia, and sexism, with proposals such as South Africa’s plan to create an International Panel on Inequality and Mexico’s push for governments to invest 10% of military budgets in reforestation.
• Leaders emphasized the need to regulate social media to combat hate speech and disinformation, and Sánchez highlighted efforts to implement a tax on the ultra-rich in collaboration with Brazil.
• The event underscored a shared progressive vision to strengthen multilateralism and peace, with Lula urging the U.N. Security Council to prevent further wars and promote global stability.