Rabat- US President Donald Trump has weighed in on the migration crisis in Ceuta, sharply criticising Spain’s handling of the situation and using the mass crossings as an example of what he described as weak migration policies and poor management.
In an interview with British broadcaster GB News, Trump said Spain would become a “ruined country,” linking his criticism not only to the Ceuta crisis but also to his long-running dispute with Madrid over defence spending and its commitments to NATO.
Referring to the scenes of large numbers of migrants entering Ceuta from Morocco, Trump described the situation as “very sad to see.” He contrasted it with the migration challenges facing Britain, saying the UK also had problems but had not experienced thousands of people entering the country in the same manner.
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“I have never seen anything like it,” Trump said, according to reports of the interview.
Trump had previously commented on the Ceuta crisis, attributing the mass crossing to what he described as weak laws and poor management by Sánchez’s government. His latest remarks come as the Spanish government faces mounting domestic criticism over its response to the crisis.
This was not the first time Trump had commented on the Ceuta migration crisis. During the early days of the mass crossing wave, he attributed the situation to what he described as “weak laws” and “mismanagement” by the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Trump also linked the crisis to a Spanish court ruling concerning the non-return of some migrants who reached Ceuta by swimming. The Spanish government rejected that claim, describing it as among the misleading reports that had contributed to encouraging further crossing attempts.
