Trump Says ‘France Is burning.’ What Sparked Violent Protests, 550K Marchers and 2,400 Arrests
Authorities said 550,000 marched and hundreds of businesses were looted as union-led protests revived the yellow vest movement.
- Protests across France led to at least 2,400 arrests over the weekend, with authorities estimating turnout at about 550,000 while organizers claimed 800,000 participants demonstrated nationwide.
- Demonstrators answered calls from labor unions and activists hoping to revive the "Yellow vest" movement, which emerged in 2018 to protest social injustice and rising living costs.
- Radical troublemakers broke into Limoges City Hall and set the building on fire, while Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire wrote that "the scale of the damage is considerable and unprecedented."
- French President Emmanuel Macron voiced the public's "anger" and "shame" over rioting, vowing those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable.
- Mayors of Paris, Marseille, and Lyon requested a meeting with the prime minister to address the damage, while President Donald Trump posted "France is burning!" on Truth Social.
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France: Police and protesters clash violently over the weekend
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest higher living costs and the poor conditions in schools and other public services in France over the weekend. Police arrested nearly 2,400 people after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops.The widespread unrest deepens political uncertainty in France as it prepares for elections in six months.
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French riot police walk past burning objects in a street amid clashes with protesters in Paris as part of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Sabo…
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