Trump Says Spain Will Be 'Ruined' by Migrant Crisis as Country Banks on 100M Tourists, Worth 13% of Its Economy
Trump said Spain could be ruined by the Ceuta migrant crisis as the country counts on about 100 million foreign visitors in 2026, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump told GB News that "Spain will be a ruined country," linking the warning to the Ceuta migrant crisis and Spain's NATO defense spending.
- The president's remarks follow a mass border crossing on July 30, when approximately 72,000 people entered Ceuta in a single day, prompting Spain to install a 500-metre floating barrier.
- Spain aims to welcome 100 million foreign visitors this year, building on 96.8 million in 2025, though travel agencies reported roughly 90 per cent of August trips were cancelled.
- Italy introduced "targeted and selective" border controls on travelers from Spain from August 8, while Spain implemented reciprocal checks, creating disruptions across the region.
- At the July 8 NATO summit in Ankara, Trump labeled Spain "a wasted cause" and demanded an end to American trade, underscoring a consistent pattern of criticism.
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US President Donald Trump has told GB News that Spain will become a "devastated country" because of the migrant crisis in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
Trump criticises Spain over Ceuta migration crisis and renews NATO attacks
In a latest political update, the U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Spanish government over the migration crisis in the North African enclave of Ceuta, warning that Spain is heading...
In reiterating his criticism of President Pedro Sánchez, President Donald Trump said yesterday that “Spain will be a ruined country. I have had my own problems with that nation because it does not behave very well with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). It does not pay what it should. But what is happening there is very sad to see, where there are thousands of people breaking into its territory. I have never seen anything like it.” He wa…
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