Former President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Spain's socialist government over a significant surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, drawing a stark warning for the United States.
"I saw Spain yesterday, and I watched the catastrophe that took place. It looks like an invasion of a country," Trump said during a cabinet meeting at Camp David. "Hundreds of thousands of people. And that same thing's going to happen to us if the Republicans don't get elected, except worse, much bigger, much easier to get into."
According to Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas, approximately 60,000 migrants had entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco in the preceding 24 hours. Trump characterized the situation as unprecedented and suggested it would pale in comparison to potential U.S. scenarios.
"Nobody's seen anything like it. That will look good compared to what's going to happen to the United States," Trump stated. He also criticized the current administration's border policies, claiming that "the biggest thing, the worst thing that Biden did is allowing 25 million people into our country, because many of those people are criminals. They're murderers."
Other prominent conservative figures echoed Trump's concerns. Elon Musk shared a video comparing footage of the Ceuta crisis with scenes from the movie "World War Z," posting, "Wow, the situation in Spain looks crazy!"
Vice President JD Vance contrasted the images from Spain with the current U.S. administration's border policies on X. "Thank God @POTUS was elected and our country's border no longer looks like this," Vance wrote. "These images out of Spain are an unfortunate reminder of the consequences of mass migration and the radical left-wing globalist policies that have enabled the Invasion of the West."
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also criticized Democrats, stating, "The Democrats did this to America every single day for 4 years under Biden and will do it again instantaneously, but orders of magnitude greater, if they are given any form of national power. Democrats will see your home trampled and stolen by invaders and they will rejoice."
The Department of Homeland Security's official social media account suggested that Spain could benefit from leadership similar to Trump's, posting, "If Spain had their own President Trump, this wouldn't be an issue. Citizens of Spain should take that into consideration."
In response to the influx, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on X that his government would implement tougher measures. These include deploying a new maritime barrier to facilitate returns, expediting deportation procedures for undocumented migrants, and increasing cooperation with Moroccan authorities to combat human-smuggling operations. Sánchez stated these actions were intended to protect Ceuta's residents and restore border control.
