Trump says Paris will soon be 'a Muslim city' under Macron's immigration policies
Trump linked the unrest to immigration and urged tighter border controls as French authorities reported thousands of arrests and widespread business damage.
- President Donald Trump and Republicans are leveraging French riots ahead of U.S. mid-term elections, claiming without evidence that European social unrest stems from Muslim migrants.
- Peaceful demonstrations in France over rising living costs and underfunded schools turned violent on Saturday, with rioters in Milan, Italy, clashing with police and looting stores.
- Authorities reported at least 3,000 shops damaged or looted across major French cities, including a 19th-century town hall in Limoges whose bell tower collapsed after burning.
- Despite claims that synagogues suffered antisemitic attacks and "steeples" burned, THE FACTS indicate no direct link between violence and faith, with no houses of worship directly targeted.
- Sebastian Roch, a professor at Sciences Po Grenoble who has studied policing for two decades, stated the radical far-left is too small to account for violence on this scale.
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MS NOW Decries Trump’s Response to French Riots While Blaming His Policies For Unrest
MS NOW/SnapStream On Tuesday, MS NOW joined in on decrying President Trump’s rally comments on the recent riots in France over the past couple of weeks. Money, Power, Politics host Stephanie Ruhle claimed Trump had “resorted to fearmongering” in midterm rally speeches and later asked if the the concern should “not be about law and order” but rather should that “people are devastated by the wealth gap.”Near the start of her show, Ruhle turned to …
Trump and Republicans blame France’s immigrants for riots without evidence - The Boston Globe
Protests in France over the high cost of living and in support of students’ grievances turned violent over the weekend. Trump turned them into a unsubstantiated midterm message.
FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France’s immigrants for riots without evidence – WTOP News
PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump and leading Republicans are trying to leverage widespread riots in France ahead of mid-term congressional elections by making unsubstantiated claims that the social unrest in Europe is caused by Muslim migrants. Peaceful nationwide demonstrations in France over the high cost of living and in support of students’ grievances over...
The Toronto Star
FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France’s immigrants for riots without evidence
PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump and leading Republicans are trying to leverage widespread riots in France ahead of mid-term congressional elections by making unsubstantiated claims that the social unrest in Europe is caused by Muslim migrants.
Santa Maria Times
FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France's immigrants for riots without evidence
President Donald Trump and leading Republicans are trying to leverage widespread riots in France ahead of mid-term congressional elections by making unsubstantiated claims that the social unrest in Europe is caused by Muslim migrants. France has been rocked by violence…
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