Trump seizes on Spain migrant chaos to warn America is NEXT if Republicans lose

By SAMANTHA LOREN, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 20:58, 31 July 2026 | Updated: 20:58, 31 July 2026 President Trump launched a fierce attack on Spain's socialist government over a dramatic surge of migrants entering the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, branding the crisis a 'catastrophe' and an 'invasion' Even worse, the President warned, is the US could face a similar fate if Republicans lose power this November.  'I saw Spain yesterday, and I watched the catastrophe that took place. It looks like an invasion of a country,' Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Friday 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.' Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas said around 60,000 migrants had ventured from Morocco into the Spanish enclave over the past 24 hours, sparking a wave of reactions from prominent US conservatives. 'Nobody's seen anything like it. That will look good compared to what's going to happen to the United States,' Trump said. '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. A lot of them are gone now. We got them out. But they allowed people to come into this country that you can't allow to come into a country.' Elon Musk also weighed in, sharing a video comparing footage from the Ceuta migrant crisis with scenes from the 2013 zombie film World War Z. President Trump related the border crisis at Spanish enclave of Ceuta to the illegal migrant surge during the Biden administration Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas said around 60,000 migrants had ventured from Morocco into the Spanish enclave over the past 24 hours Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the government would deploy a new maritime barrier to help manage returns, speed up deportation procedures for migrants who entered illegally  'Wow, the situation in Spain looks crazy!' he posted. Vice President JD Vance praised the administration's border policies in a post on X while contrasting them with the footage from Spain. '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 shared border-crossing footage to criticize Democrats. '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 also chimed in, suggesting Spain needed leadership similar to Trump's. 'If Spain had their own President Trump, this wouldn't be an issue. Citizens of Spain should take that into consideration.' On Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed in a post on X to take tougher action after the dramatic migrant surge in Ceuta, pledging to flood the streets with security forces and tighten controls at the border. The Spanish leader insisted the measures were aimed at protecting Ceuta's residents while restoring control over the border following the unprecedented influx. He said his government would deploy a new maritime barrier to help manage returns, speed up deportation procedures for migrants who entered illegally, and work more closely with Moroccan authorities to target human-smuggling gangs accused of fueling the crisis. The Spanish leader insisted the measures were aimed at protecting Ceuta's residents while restoring control over the border following the unprecedented influx.