This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.
The letter's publication aided in mobilizing public opinion in favor of a fight with Spain over Cuba's bid for independence.
The De Lome Letter disparaged McKinley, labeling him a "weak" leader who was "bitter for the crowd's admiration." This infuriated Americans, who were furious and actively lobbied for war.
The letter was published on February 9 under the heading "The Worst Insult to the United States in Its History" by New York Journal owner William Randolph Hearst. Following Hearst's publication of the letter, reports of the insults ran rampant in national media, and the incident quickly gained national and even international attention.
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