Relations between Spain and the U.S. have been on an upward trend in recent years. But events over the last few weeks have raised some questions.
Hundreds in Spain protested against Donald Trump’s presidency in January. Not long afterwards, the Spanish language service was removed from the White House website.
A spokesperson says the move is temporary while the site is being updated, but it has led to concern among Spanish politicians.
Trump’s anti-immigration stance and his threat to build a wall along the Mexican border has offended Hispanics throughout the U.S.
Last week, Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy reportedly phoned Mexico’s president to offer support in finding a solution to the deteriorating relationship between the neighboring countries.
The question for many now concerns the future and whether this incident will have a negative impact on U.S./Spanish relations. But some of the international relations experts believe that won’t be an issue.
While the wait goes on for the return of the White House Spanish website for the tens of millions of Hispanic people in the U.S., it has certainly grabbed the attention of those here.
