Trump Says "France Is Burning," Blaming Immigrants Full of Hatred for Tearing Country Apart

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed the acceptance of immigrants on October 18 (local time) as the cause of anti-government protests in France that escalated into violent incidents such as arson and looting, arguing that border control is necessary.

President Trump wrote on social media Truth Social that day, "France is burning. Immigrants from a completely different world, filled with hatred in their hearts, have been tearing apart a country that was once great."

He went on to state, "Close your borders and take back control before it's too late."

Previously on October 6, President Trump also claimed in a Truth Social post that the protests in France were an issue of "out-of-control mass migration" and "Islam attempting to take over a once-great country," again attributing the cause of the protests to the French government's lukewarm border and immigration policies.

In France, high school students' protests protesting poor educational conditions have entered their fourth week, and workers and citizens protesting high inflation and high oil prices poured into the streets in large numbers on the previous day, which was the weekend.

As a result, violent clashes broke out between protesters and police not only in the capital of Paris but also in major cities, leading to cars and shops in downtown areas being burned and looted. In the small southwestern town of Limoges, the city hall building was burned down and collapsed following an attack by protesters.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance also shared a video of the Limoges city hall fire on X (formerly Twitter) the previous day, pointing to the permissive immigration policies of Europe, including France, as the cause, and wrote, "I pray that the beautiful country of France and its wonderful people stop this madness before more landmarks burn down."

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