Walz in Spain rips 'feeble-minded' Trump, Vance over Iran war

Source: The Hill

04/18/26 4:10 PM ET


Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) issued sharp criticism against President Trump over his administration’s military operations against Iran at the inaugural Global Progressive Mobilization conference in Barcelona on Saturday.

“Back in the United States, we’re seeing an alarming consolidation of power,” Walz told the crowd. “A massive paramilitary force terrorizing our communities … a methodical weakening of our free press, of the independent judiciary, of fair elections and all other institutions of accountability.

“We’ve got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan,” the governor said, referencing the Iran war. “We need to call that what it is: that’s fascism. Or at least it’s fascist-curious, as they would be.”

The Democratic governor’s comments come amid ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran ahead of the expiration of a temporary ceasefire in the upcoming week. Walz, who ran for vice president in 2024, also singled out Vice President JD Vance in his criticism on Saturday. “Unlike our current vice president, I’m not here to arrogantly lecture or scold you,” Walz said. “I’m not here to pick a fight with the pope, and I’m not here to host a rally with some wannabe local dictator.

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