Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslims migrants for French riots
Macron said foreign leaders repeated AI-generated falsehoods as officials prepared a larger security response and more protests after at least 3,000 shops were damaged or looted.
- On Wednesday in Doha, French President Emmanuel Macron accused foreign leaders, including President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of exploiting France's social climate by spreading AI-generated misinformation about recent riots.
- Nationwide demonstrations on October 17 against rising living costs turned violent, resulting in widespread looting and damage to at least 3,000 shops. While most protesters marched peacefully from Place de la Republique, masked rioters clashed with police.
- Macron denounced claims that France was "invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists," calling them "totally false." He stated, "We saw AI-generated images showing scenes that never happened in France," noting how such manipulation misled international figures.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez organized a reinforced security operation for Saturday's demonstrations. Macron insisted that "those who want to cause disorder in city centres next Saturday will be prevented from doing so."
- The Jewish Community Protection Service reported "no evidence suggests" businesses were targeted due to religious affiliation, directly countering viral narratives of faith-based violence. This finding undermines foreign actors' weaponization of France's internal tensions for political gain.
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President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in a press conference in Qatar on October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/pool The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, rejected on Wednesday (21) "unacceptable and stupid" comments made by foreign leaders about the violent protests on the French streets over the weekend. In a critique of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, these leaders "campaign at the cost" of France…
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized, on Wednesday, "the unacceptable and stupid statements of many foreign leaders, after the disturbances that shook several French cities over the weekend," says Politico. "Some claimed that we were invaded.
Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslims migrants for French riots - The Boston Globe
French President Emmanuel Macron blamed “foreign leaders,” including those “on the other side of the Atlantic,” for trying to exploit France’s tense social climate for their own political agenda.
Paris, Oct 21 (EFE).- The French president, Emmanuel Macron, acknowledged this Wednesday that "perhaps" he has not done enough to respond to the concerns of young people, expressed in the last weeks of student mobilizations, and defended the need to improve academic orientation and listen to the students' demands. "I have tried to do so [...] The entry Macron accuses Trump of manipulating the French revolts was first published in HolaNews.
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