US President Donald Trump and his vice president JD Vance led far-right efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to exploit Spain's migration crisis, portraying the surge in Ceuta as a preview for America if Democrats regain power.
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"It's terrible. Remember that picture. That's going to be us in three years if the wrong side gets in," Trump said in remarks quoted by Fox News. "If the Democrats get in, you will not live a very good life."
The US president's comments come as his poll numbers have dropped into the low 30 percent range, with Democrats hoping to win at least partial control of Congress in the November midterm elections. The Ceuta crisis offers Republicans a chance to return to one of their signature political issues.
Vance posted news footage of migrants pouring into Ceuta on X, writing that it highlighted "radical left-wing globalist policies that have enabled the Invasion of the West."
