The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has used the "catastrophe" of Ceuta, marked by the migration crisis unleashed since Thursday, as an example to illustrate the scenario that, in his view, awaits his country if the Democratic Party prevails in the presidential elections scheduled for 2028.
Following the entry of about 60,000 people from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city, Trump stated in a meeting of his cabinet that he has closely followed what has happened in Spain and "the catastrophe that took place," directly referring to the crisis experienced in Ceuta.
"It looks like the invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people. And exactly the same will happen to us if the Republicans are not elected," the U.S. president emphasized during a meeting of his cabinet at Camp David, the presidential retreat located about 100 kilometers from Washington.
The Republican leader has attributed what happened in the autonomous city to "weak laws" and "poor management" by the government of Pedro Sánchez. "They passed a couple of laws, and people, you know, are smart and read them from other countries," he pointed out, referring to the ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court that prevents the return of migrants who arrive by swimming. "No one has seen anything like it," he added, reproaching the Spanish authorities for their inability to contain the flow of arrivals.
"When one sees what happened in Spain, one realizes that they don't know what to do. And it's happening again today. They are coming in by the thousands, by tens of thousands," the American leader added, insisting that the situation remains.
Next, looking at the internal debate in the United States, Trump reiterated that the country will face a similar scenario if the Republicans do not retain power. "Our country will be invaded at a level that will make what happened in Spain seem insignificant," he warned.
In this line, he argued that on U.S. territory the phenomenon would be "much larger" and "much easier to enter," despite boasting about the construction of thousands of kilometers of wall on the border with Mexico and claiming to have "the safest border in the world."
In parallel, U.S. Vice President, JD Vance, has reinforced this message by emphasizing that the situation in Spain is "a lamentable reminder of the consequences of mass migration and the globalist policies of the radical left."
Vance has come to describe what happened as a "Western invasion" and has literally given "thanks to God" for Trump's election as president, emphasizing that, with him in the White House, the United States border "no longer looks like this."
On the other hand, the U.S. State Department has expressed its "solidarity" with the Spanish people in the face of a "flagrant violation of their sovereignty and Human Rights," although it has distanced that position from its assessment of Pedro Sánchez's Government, which it holds responsible for the border incident.
"This unacceptable incident is a direct consequence of the Spanish Government's deliberate efforts to allow and facilitate massive illegal immigration to Europe," it has stated.
Washington claims that it is analyzing possible measures to protect Americans "against this threat" and offers cooperation to other European partners, without explicitly mentioning Spain, "who are considering similar options."