"French Protests Caused by Immigrants"... Trump Launches Anti-Immigration Offensive

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Ahead of the midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump is focusing heavily on the protests in France to fuel anti-immigration sentiment. However, with his approval ratings plunging to record lows and growing fears of a defeat in the elections, concerns are already being raised within the U.S. that President Trump may refuse to accept the election results.

This is reporting from Washington by correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam.

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On the 20th local time, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the protests in France, which escalated into looting and arson, were caused by immigrants.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: This is an immigration problem. You have people pouring into France without any vetting or checking, just like during the Biden administration.]

Two days prior, he also blamed the protests in France on immigrants, stating that "immigrants have torn apart a once-great country," and a day later during a campaign rally for the midterm elections in Kansas, he claimed that the opposition Democratic Party wants to make the U.S. like France.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President (local time, October 19): When you see the burning spires and fierce flames in France, remember that is exactly what the radical Democrats want to do to America.]

Stating that he "made up his mind after watching what is happening in France and Europe," Trump announced that he would deploy 400 million dollars, about 530 billion won, as campaign funds for the midterm elections with two weeks left.

The plan is to pour massive funds into swing states and arbitrarily blame the European protests on immigrants to rally his base of support.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: I told President Macron that if he doesn't stop the immigration problem, there won't be a country left.]

Amidst these circumstances, President Trump's job approval rating, surveyed by Reuters and Ipsos, recorded a record low of 31 percent.

The opposition Democratic Party was shown to be leading the ruling Republican Party by a 12 percentage point margin, and Reuters evaluated that "as U.S. voters worry about high oil prices, they appear ready to directly judge the Republican Party in the midterm elections."

It was found that 70 percent of Americans are uncertain whether Trump will accept the election results if he loses the midterm elections, and it is known that some state governments and legislatures are even receiving private consultations in preparation for potential election interference by the Trump administration, such as deploying the military or immigration enforcement agents to polling stations.

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