The Day Sánchez Condemned the US Intervention

The morning was characterized by repetitive coverage of Nicolás Maduro’s Manhattan court appearance, where he pleaded not guilty and declared himself a 'kidnapped' president. Editors simultaneously highlighted a strategic pivot by Donald Trump, who asserted direct command over Venezuela’s transition while sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado in favor of Delcy Rodríguez to secure oil interests. Domestic focus briefly shifted midday toward the 'Lotería del Niño' and the King’s Military Easter speech, which emphasized European defense against Russian threats. By afternoon, editorial attention turned to a brewing transatlantic crisis. Spanish outlets reported on a European coalition supporting Denmark and Greenland against American territorial ambitions. The day peaked with President Pedro Sánchez’s first public response, in which he labeled the U.S. military action in Venezuela as illegal and warned that Spain would not tolerate American pressure on Greenland, marking a sharp diplomatic break with the Trump administration.