Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Spain over the Ceuta migrant crisis, branding the country ‘ruined’ and saying he has ‘never seen anything like’ the mass border crossing.

The US President made the remarks during an interview with GB News, while also renewing his long-running criticism of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over defence spending.

‘What is happening there is very sad to watch,’ Trump said of the situation in Ceuta.

The Republican leader contrasted the crisis with Britain’s own immigration problems, saying the UK has ‘its own problems’ but does not have ‘thousands of people bum rushing your country’.

‘I’ve never seen anything like it,’ he added.

Trump then broadened his attack to Spain itself, predicting: ‘Spain will be a ruined country.’

‘I’ve had my own problems with Spain because they don’t behave very well with respect to NATO,’ he said.

‘They don’t pay what they’re supposed to pay.’

The comments represent Trump’s latest intervention in the political fallout from the unprecedented events of July 30 and 31, when around 72,000 people crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco.

Trump renews attack on Sanchez

It is not the first time Trump has criticised the Spanish government’s handling of the crisis.

In the immediate aftermath of the mass crossing, Trump blamed what he described as Spain’s ‘weak laws’ and ‘bad management’, claiming authorities did not know how to respond.

The latest remarks also come amid an already deeply strained relationship between Trump and Sanchez.