Macron targets Trump over French riots

Macron targets Trump over French riots

The US president accused his French counterpart of failing to secure his country’s borders and letting migrants and radicals wreak havoc
French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed as stupid and unacceptable remarks by foreign leaders about the unrest gripping France, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump, who blamed the violence on Paris’ lax border policies.
France has been rocked by some of its worst riots in years, sparked last month by teacher shortages and crumbling schools before escalating into nationwide protests over inequality, soaring living costs and public service cuts.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets over the weekend as demonstrations descended into clashes with police, arson and looting. Nearly 2,400 people were arrested, around 1,000 officers injured, hundreds of businesses looted and buildings torched, with damage estimated at hundreds of millions of euros.

Trump pours fuel on the fireTrump claimed that migrants, jihadists, and communists had conquered, looted, and burned France, accusing Macron of failing to secure its borders. He urged European leaders to close their borders, before seizing on the unrest to rally Republicans ahead of the November 3 midterms, warning that scenes of burning steeples and raging fires were what the Radical Dumocrats want to do to AMERICA with their own migration agenda.
Macron isn’t amusedSpeaking to reporters on Wednesday, Macron accused outside actors of manipulating information about the events to their gain.
There was foreign manipulation of information, which gave rise to unacceptable and stupid comments from many people, including foreign leaders, he said. We have had people claiming that we were invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is completely false… These people annoy me.
Asked whether he was referring to Trump, Macron replied: Among others.
President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting.Protests over soaring living costs…
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While there is no clear evidence that migrants have played a disproportionate role in the unrest, multiple videos posted online have shown protesters waving Palestinian flags alongside French ones.
They said the riots and destruction in France were about the cost of living and schools.Then explain the Palestinian flags and keffiyehs.Allowing mass third-world migration is why France is done.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) French authorities have largely blamed the violence on radical far-left groups and opportunistic criminals, without linking its organization to immigrants. Meanwhile, politicians across France’s political spectrum blamed Macron and his government for the unrest, accusing the administration of undermining public services and failing to maintain order.
Macron leaves the building Read more Macron made his remarks during a Middle East trip that he refused to postpone despite the turmoil at home, leaving his government to deal with the fallout. He tried to defend his decision, insisting that changing his plans would have signaled nervousness and that he had given his government a sufficient roadmap. Yet with just six months until France’s presidential election and his approval rating at a record-low 15%, the trip has only fueled perceptions of a lame-duck presidency as Macron quite literally left the scene as Paris and other cities burned.
His absence drew criticism of an absent president and left rivals Marine Le Pen, who leads first-round polling for April 2027 with 32-36% support, and Jean-Luc Melenchon, to dominate the debate at home.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has ordered curfews ahead of fresh protests, with gatherings banned near Paris landmarks including the Louvre and Champs-Elysees for three days. France a