'Zero control of its border': Trump tears into Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis
Former US President Donald Trump has criticized the Spanish government's handling of a migrant influx in the enclave of Ceuta. Trump described the situation as an invasion and warned that Spain faces potential ruin due to a lack of border control.
Why it matters
The comments highlight the ongoing international debate over migration policy and the political pressure facing the Spanish administration.
US president Donald Trump has on Saturday criticised Spain over the migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, accusing Madrid of having “ZERO control” of its border.Trump also warned that the country could become “a ruined country” as political pressure mounts on prime minister Pedro Sánchez.“So sad what is happening in Spain, a country with ZERO control of its Border. WOW!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.His remarks follow a mass influx of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta, a small Spanish territory on North Africa’s coast, in July.
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