A Spanish mayor has sparked backlash after insisting Donald Trump ‘must be killed’ during a television interview, in remarks that have gone viral across Spain.
Angel Garcia Seoane, the mayor of Oleiros in the province of A Coruña and widely known as ‘Gelo’, made the comments while defending a controversial poster campaign in his town targeting the US president.
The posters show Trump’s face placed on the body of a wild boar alongside the Galician phrase ‘abrese a veda’, which translates roughly as ‘the hunting season is open’, reports La Voz de Galicia.
Speaking on the Spanish TV programme En boca de todos, Seoane was asked directly by host Nacho Abad whether the poster was encouraging people to kill Trump.
‘Well, Donald Trump should be killed,’ the mayor said. ‘Because if they don’t kill him, he will kill us all.’
The presenter immediately challenged the remark, telling him such statements were unacceptable and asking whether he wished to retract them.
Seoane refused and doubled down on his criticism of the US leader, calling Trump ‘the biggest terrorist in the world right now’ and accusing him of causing deaths through military action in Iran.
The mayor has defended the controversial imagery displayed on municipal screens around Oleiros, saying it is intended as a protest against Trump’s policies and the ongoing international tensions.
It is not the first time Seoane has used provocative messaging against the US president.
In previous campaigns the town hall displayed posters describing Trump as an ‘international terrorist’ and even offered a symbolic reward of 50 cents for capturing him.
Seoane has served as mayor of Oleiros for decades and leads the local political group Alternativa dos Veciños.
His latest remarks have triggered strong reactions on social media and renewed debate in Spain over the limits of political protest and rhetoric.
